TaxSlayer offices will close on Friday, December 1st at 3pm ET for a company event. Normal off-season hours will resume on Monday, December 4th at 8am ET.

The 2023 OnDemand Return Preparation Part I webinar for the 2024 Filing Season is now available. A direct link is available below and is also accessible under Section 6 in the Practice Lab.

• Return Preparation Part I – Click Here

The 2023 Enhancement Webinar (2024 Filing Season) will be presented live the week of December 10th. Please contact your SPEC Relationship Manager for additional information.

*The below items were not deployed this morning for 2023. 2022 is now corrected.

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Tuesday, November 28th 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 grid is not displaying the calculated credits when applicable (Issue 378)

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Tuesday, November 28th 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.

ADJUSTMENTS

• When on the Adjustments menu (or submenus), clickable options in the header cannot be clicked (Issue 364)

E-FILE

• Clicking “Save & Return” gives error message when in e-file (Issue 341)

ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS

• Taxes You Paid page missing MAGI Adjustment field (Issue 373)

RRB-1099-R

• Forms Completed icon in left nav doesn’t take user to RRB-1099-R menu (Issue 365)

5:20pm ET – This issue has resolved. Access to 2022 and 2023 has been restored.

5:10pm ET – We are currently investigating an issue where users are unable to access returns in 2022 production and 2023 practice lab. Updates will be available on this post as they become available.

The 2023 Site Administration OnDemand webinar for the 2024 Filing Season are now available. The direct link is available below and also accessible under Section 6 in the Practice Lab.

• Site Administration – Click Here

Remaining OnDemand Webinars: Return Preparation 1 & 2 will be made available after Thanksgiving. Additional blog posts will be published with direct links when available. Under Section 6 of the Practice Lab, the 2022 versions are still available for viewing.

The 2023 Enhancement Webinar (2024 Filing Season) will be presented live the week of December 10th. Please contact your SPEC Relationship Manager for additional information.

The IRS has indicated shutdown begins on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, in order to prepare the system for the upcoming Tax Year 2023 Filing Season. After this date and time, no returns can be electronically filed. Additional information available here.

Note: TaxSlayer Pro applications will still be available after the cutover, but if you prepare returns, you will need to file them via paper until the IRS brings their 1040 MeF system back online in late January. When the 1040 MeF system comes back online, you will be able to electronically file the following years: 2023, 2022, and 2021.

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur Thursday, November 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.

EITC DUE DILIGENCE

• Do not show the Due Diligence questions prior to e-file for VITA/TCE in 2022 and 2023