The below messaging was recently shared by MN DOR.

NOTE: The described issue has been resolved and with the fix being deployed to production on Friday, January 26th at 7am ET. This information was shared via Release Notes and all stakeholders added to the issue received an automatic notification once the issue was verified as resolved.

The Minnesota Department of Revenue is aware of an issue with TaxSlayer software not calculating the Minnesota Child Tax Credit (CTC).

What is the issue?

TaxSlayer software is not calculating the CTC when there is no earned income on the Minnesota income tax return. Your clients may still qualify for this credit even if they do not have earned income. Do not turn away clients if they do not immediately appear to be eligible for a refund.

We are working with TaxSlayer to resolve this issue. They will send automatic updates to resolve this issue by Monday, January 29.

What do I need to do?

If you prepare tax returns in TaxSlayer before this issue is resolved, save client returns as incomplete. Once the issue is resolved, reopen the returns and ensure the software calculates the CTC accurately before sending.

To stay informed on the software fix, visit the TaxSlayer blog and sign up for updates.

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Friday, January 26th 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.

1099-NEC

• Not able to continue from entry page unless state info entered (Issue 1645)

IOWA

• Entry for Other Federal Adjustments not carrying to Schedule 1, Line 19 (Issue 1647)

LOUISIANA

• IT-540-2D, Line 17 not including value from Line 14 (Issue 1640)
• Update retirement date display that carries to PDF when claiming certain retirement deductions (Issue 1649)

MINNESOTA

• WFTC not calculating applicable credit when $0 earned income present (Issue 1652)

REPORTS

• IRS Ack and Old IRS Ack reports not returning any data

STATE AND LOCAL REFUND WORKSHEET

• Prior year filing status selection required in error when using bypass field (Issue 1641)

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Wednesday, January 24th 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.

INDIANA

• IT-2440, Line 6 not carrying to Schedule 2, Line 11 but still included in total on Line 12 (Issue 1607)

IOWA

• Update codes inside Additions to Income and Subtractions from Income menus (Issue 1636)

NEW JERSEY

• “Invitation to GetCoveredNJ” issued to mailing address not saving YES selection (Issue 1612)
• Don’t calculate Line 53c when Lines 53a and 53b are marked (Issue 1568)

NEW YORK

• Update links within Additional Information menu (Issue 1624)

SCHEDULE C

• Itemized statements “Continue” button not working (Issue 1620)

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Monday, January 22nd 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.

1040-NR

• Filing statuses selected in Basic Information not carrying to PDF correctly (Issue 1602)

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Friday, January 19th 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.

CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT

• MFJ return not calculating applicable credit when SP is deceased and earned $0 (2023 Update)

DELAWARE

• Charitable mileage entry not carrying to itemized deductions (Issue 1575)

ILLINOIS

• Update new IL EITC requirements to 2023 (Issue 1585)

MARYLAND

• Update charitable mileage text for Form 502V menu (Issue 1592)

MICHIGAN

• Update F4884, Section D, Line 19 to 2023 limits (Issue 1578)
• Add question for Line 6a of F4884 (Issue 1572)

MISSOURI

• MO-NRI Part C, Line 3S calculating incorrect percentage (Issue 1563)

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Wednesday, January 17th 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 W-2

• Alphabetize the state pick list in Box 15 (Issue 421)
• Substitute W-2’s should get a warning at e-file instead of a block

KENTUCKY

• Form 740, Line 5 for Federal AGI is doubling adjustments listed on Federal 1040, Line 10 (Issue 1550)

MASSACHUSETTS

• Add entry for Charitable Contributions Deduction (Issue 1544)

MICHIGAN

• Update special exemption text in Basic Info to June 30th from August 1st (Issue 1560)

NEW JERSEY

• E-mail address entered in NJ Schedule EZ Enroll not saving entry (Issue 1567)

1/15/2024: All Puerto Rico Practice Exercises have been updated and uploaded to the Practice Lab. At this time, all Practice Exercises have been updated 2023.

1/8/2024: The below practice exercises are now updated to reflect current 2023 calculations. Puerto Rico Practice Exercises are expected to be updated by mid-week next week.

• 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

1/3/2024: The Practice Lab Practice Exercises will be updated to 2023 by Wednesday, January 10th.

To help set expectations in the field, the practice exercises under Section 6 of the Practice Lab will be updated to 2023 in early January 2024. This article will be updated when 2023 Practice Exercises are live in the Practice Lab. We want to provide extra time for additional updates to be applied to the 2023 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 2022 application.

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Friday, January 12th 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 W-2

• After Box 12 amounts entered and saved, they are not being removed after being cleared out (Issue 525)

HAWAII

• Update Schedule X (Child and Dependent Care Expenses) to 2023 limits (Issue 531)

KANSAS

• Food Sales Tax Credit, Line C not marked on PDF when appropriate questions answered YES in program (Issue 1543)

MASSACHUSETTS

• Lead Paint not calculating when applicable (Issue 519)
• Child and Family Tax Credit not calculating when applicable (Issue 520)

MINNESOTA

• M1 529 only calculating subtraction when return qualifies for credit (Issue 535)
• MN Child and Dependent Care Credit not calculating when child born in 2023 and no Federal 2441 present (Issue 533)

SIMPLIFIED METHOD WORKSHEET

• Update tax year references to reflect current year (Issue 336)

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Tuition Tax Credit not calculating for eligible student (Issue 532)

STANDARD DEDUCTION (DEPENDENT WORKSHEET)

• Update Standard Deduction Worksheet for dependents to 2023 limits (516)