A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Monday, February 10th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

DELAWARE

• Add blue box text guidance for entries based on filing status to “Subtractions from Income” and “Itemized Deductions” menus like “Additions to Income” (Update)

SCHEDULE A

• Medical mileage using 2023 rates (Issue 2859)

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

FORM W-2

• Box 4 Social Security Withholdings not prefilling calc at 6.2% when amount in box 3 is > 160200 (2023 limit) (Issue 2839)

MINNESOTA

• MN M1RENT Reject Code: 0922 (Issue 2854)

MONTANA

• Form 2EC request to add question back to generate the form in the print when credit is $0 (Update)

SCHEDULE OI (1040-NR)

• Accessing e-file is clearing the days present entries in Schedule OI (Issue 2824)

UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

• Unemployment entry requiring state selection when going editing after initial save (Issue 2853)

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

AMENDED RETURN

• Original Federal Return Information not populating for original Federal e-filed and accepted returns (Issue 2833)

DELAWARE

• DE Sch. A – Itemized line 5 items are not pulling to the correct line (Issue 2827)

MINNESOTA

• Update the  CRP Renter Information – ECN field to only allow numeric values (Issue 2822)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• NH Payment Voucher not generating in print when return type is mailed payment (Issue 2835)

2/7/25 – This is now resolved.

2/5/25 – The fix has been made in pre-production and is tentatively scheduled to be deployed to production on 2/7/25.

This currently impacts the 1040-NR return in both TaxSlayer Pro Online and FSA (Facilitated Self-Assistance).

• Issue 2824: Navigating to the e-file menu for the first time in a 1040-NR return is removing the “Days Present in the U.S.” entries within the Schedule OI – General Information menu.
  • Workaround: After navigating to the e-file menu for the first time, exit e-file and go back to the Schedule OI – General Information page and re-enter the days present in the U.S. The entry will stay saved when navigating back to e-file.

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Monday, February 3rd to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

DELAWARE

• Charitable Mileage Deduction not carrying to return for filing status 2 (Issue 2809)

SCHEDULE A

• Non-Cash Contributions Less Than or Equal to $500 entry shows greyed out after completing Form 8283 then editing Non-Cash Gifts to Charity displays validation (Issue 2807)

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Friday, January 31st to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

MASSACHUSETTS

• Form 1, Line 2c calculating exemption for TP born on 1/1/1960 when they are not 65 before 1/1/2025 (Issue 2805)

MICHIGAN

• MI CF-1040, remove questions in Basic Info for Deaf and Disabled (no longer applicable) (Issue 2806)

1/30/2025: All practice exercises are now updated to reflect current 2024 calculations accessible within The Practice Lab.

• Practice Exercise 1
• Practice Exercise 2
• Practice Exercise 3
• Practice Exercise 4
• Practice Exercise 5
• Practice Exercise 6
• Practice Exercise 7
• Practice Exercise International
• Practice Exercise Military
• Puerto Rico Practice Exercises

To help set expectations in the field, the practice exercises under Section 6 of the Practice Lab will be updated to 2024 in January 2025. This article will be updated when 2024 Practice Exercises are live in the Practice Lab. We want to provide extra time for additional updates to be applied to the 2024 software before updating the exercises. This time of year both the IRS and State Departments are continually releasing and finalizing forms, schedules, and instructions to software vendors. As mentioned in a previous blog post, regular updates will be implemented into the software as information is released/provided to software vendors over the next several weeks leading into the upcoming filing season.

At this time, the practice exercises are still based on the 2023 application.

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, January 29th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

CALIFORNIA

• Form 3853, Part III changing the individual after initial entry updates the grid display but the print includes the former individual entered (Issue 2792)

COLORADO

• Form 0104, Page 2 CTC box checked for dependent(s) that do not qualify for CTC (Issue 2798)

FORM 8863

• Relocate EIN field to top of the Educational Institutional page (EIN Database implementation will be Phase II) (Update)

GEORGIA

• Worksheet for Other State(s) Tax Credit, Line 9 not using applicable tax rate (Issue 2799)

MINNESOTA

• M1REF Line 1a shows 3 qualifying persons when M1CD has 2 qualifying persons (both born in 2024) (Issue 2796)

SCHEDULE OI

• 1040-NR program, Schedule OI Current Year Travel Dates – Date Departed U.S. should not be a required entry (Issue 2783)