TaxSlayer VITA/TCE Support will be unavailable Wednesday, May 8th from 8:00am to 11:00am for training. Normal off-season support hours will resume promptly at 11:00am.

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

E-FILE

• Submission Page (Save and Return) and (Save and Exit) options are not working (Issue 2415)

IOWA

• IA 2440 – Iowa Disability Income Deduction > Attach PDF Signed Physician Statement page loads blank (Issue 2421)

MASSACHUSETTS (NONRESIDENT)

• Add Federal Relation to Nonresident Income Apportionment Worksheet to display W-2 income (Enhancement)

The site will be placed in maintenance on Thursday, May 2nd, beginning at 5:00am ET to release the below update(s). Note that deployments may take up to 3 hours to complete. During this time, access to the program may be limited.

OHIO

• Add Prompt for IT-BUS when Fed Schedules C, D, E and/or F Present (Enhancement)

With this mornings deployment, the Prior Year Comparison utility on the Summary/Print page has been enhanced to better serve you and the taxpayers you serve! Check out the highlights and screenshots below.

• PYC now expanded to include the current year compared to the prior two years allowing for a three-year comparison
• Expanded line items have been added to the PYC utility to give more itemized insight when comparing year over year
• Preparers can now manually plug in prior year values to compare to the current year return when prior year data is not available
• An option to print the PYC is now available

The site will be placed in maintenance on Tuesday, April 30th, beginning at 5:00am ET to release the below update(s). Note that deployments may take up to 3 hours to complete. During this time, access to the program may be limited.

DIRECT DEBIT

• Add Direct Debit details to for Amended Returns on the Client Listing Form Summary page (Enhancement)

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT (F8889)

• Display W-2, Box 12, Code W values within the F8889 page (Enhancement)

PRIOR YEAR COMPARISON

• Expand PYC to include the previous 2 years (Enhancement)

The site will be placed in maintenance on Tuesday, April 23rd, beginning at 5:00am ET to release the below update(s). Note that deployments may take up to 3 hours to complete. During this time, access to the program may be limited.

EDUCATION CREDIT

• Education Credit page with taxable grants entered when going to “We recommend the AOTC” page the REFUND SUMMARY is not including this additional income in Federal AGI display (Issue 2327)

MASSACHUSETTS

• Federal entry for “Other Gambling Income Not Reported on W2-G” pulls to Sch X, Line 4 – should pull to Line 3 (Issue 2391)

PREPARER MENU

• Add an archive column and button on the Preparer(s) Menu when viewing inactive preparers (Enhancement)

We received the below confirmation from Connecticut regarding CT returns still waiting on acknowledgments. There is nothing to do on your end. As CT issues acknowledgements, they will update in your site(s) automatically. Any CT returns transmitted prior to 4/15/24 at 11:59 in your local time zone are considered timely filed.

“We have some issues with some acknowledgments not being sent out.  We are looking into the issue and are hoping to have them all sent out in the next few days.”

The site will be placed in maintenance on Tuesday, April 16th, beginning at 5:00am ET to release the below update(s). Note that deployments may take up to 3 hours to complete. During this time, access to the program may be limited.

FORM 1040/SR PDF

• F1040 and F1040SR, Line 6c box not marked on print when lump-sum method is used (Issue 2339)

IOWA

• Input for Other Subtractions to Federal Income not pulling to Sch. 1, Line 19 (Issue 2364)

KENTUCKY

• Filing KY MFS when Fed MFJ + Allocating Itemized Deductions is still pulling full amount from Fed, Sch. A (Issue 2354)