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Release Notes: March 19th – CA, F8958 & MN

18 Mar 25
Craig Smith
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A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, March 19th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

CALIFORNIA (Rescheduled)

  • Calculating EIC for 1040-NR return with single filing status (Issue 3142)

F8958

  • Form 8958 not saving when spouse column is all zeroes (Issue 3064)

MINNESOTA (Rescheduled)

  • Current no way in the Renters Credit menu to select “a resident of a nursing home or adult foster care” (Issue 3135)

Release Notes: March 14th – MA, OR & PA

13 Mar 25
Craig Smith
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A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Friday, March 14th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

MASSACHUSETTS

  • Form 1, Line 34 calculates incorrectly when “Report Safe Harbor” option set to Yes (Issue 3114)

OREGON

  • Within OR Amended Return, add in “Amended Worksheet” entries (Issue 3040)

PENNSYLVANIA

  • Other Addition Adjustments to PA Taxable Interest Income entry does not generate PA Sch. A (Issue 3071)

Release Notes: March 12th – MA & OR

11 Mar 25
Craig Smith
No Comments

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, March 12th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

MASSACHUSETTS

  • Add Prompt when Gifts to Charity are Present on Federal Schedule A in case household goods or used clothes values should be added back (Enhancement)

OREGON (Rescheduled)

  • Within OR Amended Return, add in “Amended Worksheet” entries (Issue 3040)

Release Notes: March 10th – CO & State Amended

09 Mar 25
Craig Smith
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A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Monday, March 10th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

COLORADO

  • Dependent with ITIN not calculating Family Affordability Tax Credit (Issue 3023)

STATE AMENDED RETURNS (Rescheduled)

  • Amended State pulling the refund as balance due on the amended e-file flow (Issue 3003)

Enhancement: QCD Now Inside 1099-R (Update)

09 Mar 25
Craig Smith
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3/6/25 – This bug has been resolved. The QCD entry within the 1099-R menu now subtracts from the Box 2a taxable amount. DO NOT manually reduce Box 2a prior to completing the QCD menu.


2/28/25 – A bug was introduced this morning and is expected to be resolved Monday, March 3rd.

Issue: Adding the QCD within the new 1099-R QCD menu is locking Box 2a and is not allowing the preparer to manually adjust out the QCD.

Workaround: Go back to how QCD’s were reported prior to the new 1099-R QCD menu. Go into the Nontaxable Distributions menu and check the QCD box. Then, go into the 1099-R and adjust Box 2a accordingly.


In this mornings’ deployment, a popular suggestion is now live in the software! Reporting a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) can now solely be handled within the 1099-R entry! You no longer also have to visit the Nontaxable Distributions menu separately. Below is how it works currently.

Within the 1099-R, the link below Box 2a, where the Simplified Method Worksheet and PSO menus are, now also has a menu for Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCD).

To add your QCD, select the “Click here for options” link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, select the “Qualified Charitable Distribution” menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is where you will enter the QCD amount. The QCD indicator will automatically carry to Form 1040 and the existing QCD checkbox will be automatically be marked within the Nontaxable Distributions menu.

Note: You will still need to manually reduce Box 2a by the QCD amount currently. A future update in the next week or so will allow for the QCD entry to automatically adjust the taxable amount in Box 2a as well.

Release Notes: March 7th – F1099-R, MI & MN

06 Mar 25
Craig Smith
No Comments

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Friday, March 7th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

FORM 1099-R

  • State Information duplicating on the 1099-R when editing after initial save (Issue 3052)

MICHIGAN

  • MI Nonresident Worksheet 2, Line 8 shows taxable Social Security when Sch. 1, Line 14 is zero (when manually negative entry made to subtract it out) (Issue 3065)

MINNESOTA

  • MN M1NR, Line 23 should be left blank but is calculating taxable Social Security (Issue 3059)

 

Form 1099-R: Duplicating State Information [RESOLVED]

06 Mar 25
Craig Smith
No Comments

3/7/25 – This is now resolved. We are now in the process of identifying impacted returns that have been previously filed and working with the states to determine next steps (whether states will auto-adjust or if amended returns should be filed). Additional guidance will be provided when available. There is no action on your part at this time.


This is reported as Issue 3052 and the fix is scheduled to be deployed tomorrow morning, March 7th.

Issue: When going back into an existing 1099-R to either edit or review, the state information may be duplicated and shown twice within the 1099-R. Click the “Clear” option to remove any duplicate state information before continuing out of the 1099-R.

Release Notes: March 5th – AZ, F8379 & MN

04 Mar 25
Craig Smith
No Comments

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, March 5th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

ARIZONA

  • Form 140 PTC Property ID entered with a letter does not pull to the print (Supporting Statement) (Issue 3048)

FORM 8379

  • The “Allocated to Injured Spouse” column not allowing zero to be saved to allocate amount to Other Spouse (Issue 2898)

MINNESOTA

  • Form M1CFWC, Line 16 and its corresponding worksheet calculating incorrectly (Issue 3041)