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TaxSlayer Pro Online: 2022 Calc Spinning [RESOLVED]

24 Jan 23
Craig Smith
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1/24/2023 – 9:57am ET: This has been resolved.


1/24/2023 – 9:50am ET: We are aware and actively investigating an issue in 2022 where the calc is not working. This post will be updated once resolved.

Message From NY: NYS PIT MeF Reject Updates [UPDATE]

24 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

Update from NY: 1/31/2023

We would like to follow up on when the fix for the R0123 reject is expected to take place. We are looking to get this implemented by the end of this week or early next week.

R0123 “Earned Income Credit claimed on IT-201/IT-203 not = IT-215 or credit form is missing”. This issue would only impact returns that have a filing status of Married Filing Separate.


Update from NY: 1/27/23

We are reaching out to provide you the updated date of when we expect to be fully open. That date is now Monday 1/30/23.


Software vendors received the below message from NY this morning. Impacted NY returns can be resubmitted on Friday the 27th.


We would like to bring to attention that we have discovered an issue in two of our rejects and expect to have fixes in place by Friday 1/27.

  • R0123 “Earned Income Credit claimed on IT-201/IT-203 not = IT-215 or credit form is missing”: This issue would only impact returns that have a filing status of Married Filing Separate.
  • R0158 “Nonresident taxpayer and IT-203-B not attached”. With the change this year in making the IT-203(X) Item H a required field, an enhancement is being implemented to improve this reject.

Unable to Enter State Details in W-2 [RESOLVED]

23 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

9:58am ET – This has been resolved.

9:40am ET – We are aware of an issue when attempting to make entries in the state area of the W-2. Our developers are actively investigating. This post will be updated as additional information is available.

TaxSlayer Pro Online: Future Direct Debit Selection [RESOLVED]

23 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

1/23/2023 10:45am ET: This has now been resolved.


We wanted to make you aware of an issue that will impact, as of this morning (1/23/2023), returns with a future date selected for direct debits. Currently, you can select a future direct debit date in e-file, however, what is reflecting on the PDF is the current date. This means that returns submitted with a direct debit payment method, the current date will be sent with the return instead of the future date selected. Our developers are actively looking into this issue.

Note: This only impacts returns as of 7:00am ET on Monday, January 23rd if an amount is owed and a future direct debit date is selected.

Release Notes: January 23rd – Questions, W-2 & ME

21 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

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

CUSTOM QUESTIONS

  • Unable to edit custom questions (Issue 7611)

FORM W-2

  • Boxes 4 and 6 not cleared when values in Boxes 3 and 5 are removed (Issue 7573)
  • Unable to enter cents in Box 14 (Issue 7558)

MAINE

  • Child Care Credit worksheet, Line 6 is granting nonrefundable portion of the credit in error (Issue 7599)

 

 

NC DOR: Update on NC Tax Filing Season

20 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

North Carolina Department of Revenue issued the below update to software vendors and on the NC DOR website. Updates specific to individual income tax are in BOLD.

NOTE: This does not impact when sites can transmit NC return to us. We will just hold the NC returns until NC says we can transmit to them.


NCDOR Announces Opening of Business and Individual Income Tax Seasons

Raleigh, N.C. — The N.C. Department of Revenue (NCDOR) will begin accepting both business and individual income tax returns over the next few weeks.

  • The NCDOR anticipates accepting 2022 Corporate Income and Franchise, Partnership Income, and Estates and Trust Income tax returns by Friday, January 27.
  • The NCDOR anticipates accepting 2022 Individual Income tax returns by Friday, February 3.

Although the Department anticipates that we will begin accepting returns by February 3, it will be early March before we can begin processing and validating return information and issuing refunds.

This delay is necessary as we complete updating and testing of the refund fraud validation system, a measure that protects taxpayer identity and ensures that the appropriate refunds get into the hands of the right people. Once we begin processing and validating the returns, we will post the “Where’s My Refund” application on the NCDOR.gov webpage that allows taxpayers to check the status of their tax refund.

For calendar year taxpayers, the due date to file income tax returns is April 15. By law, North Carolina considers income tax returns with a due date on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday as being timely filed if delivered in person or mailed or electronically submitted to the NCDOR on or before the next business day after the Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.

In 2023, April 15 falls on a Saturday, and Emancipation Day, a legal holiday for income tax purposes, will be observed on Monday, April 17. Therefore, if a taxpayer files their 2022 calendar year income tax return on or before April 18, 2023, the NCDOR will consider the return timely filed.

Taxpayers are encouraged to file their taxes electronically; it is safer, more convenient, and will move through our process faster than traditional paper filing. Free and low cost online filing (eFile) options for qualified taxpayers are available through the NCDOR.gov website. Taxpayers may even file their taxes electronically before the official opening dates as a way to prevent tax fraud schemes.

The Internal Revenue Service recently announced that it will begin accepting individual income tax returns on Monday, January 23: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-sets-january-23-as-official-start-to-2023-tax-filing-season-more-help-available-for-taxpayers-this-year.

The NCDOR funds public services benefiting the people of North Carolina. The NCDOR administers the tax laws and collects the taxes due in an impartial, consistent, secure, and efficient manner.

Release Notes: January 20th – CA, M1PR & MI

19 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur on Friday, January 20th, 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.

CALIFORNIA

  • Schedule CA, Part 1, Section B, Column C doubling alimony received for TP (Issue 7586)

M1PR

  • M1PR refund summary in e-file is reflecting Federal amount owed (Issue 7569)

MICHIGAN

  • Schedule 1, Line 25 Tier 3 standard deduction not calculating for TP born on 1/1/1956 (Issue 7580)

 

Release Notes: January 18th – Basic Info, CA, Dependent, KS, MD, MA, MO, SC & WI

17 Jan 23
Craig Smith
No Comments

A product deployment for TaxSlayer Pro Online will occur on Wednesday, January 18th, 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.

BASIC INFORMATION

  • Add back natural disaster designation checkbox (2022 Update)

CALIFORNIA

  • HSA contribution from W-2 not carrying to Schedule CA, Line 1h, Column C (Issue 7567)

DEPENDENT STANDARD DEDUCTION

  • Update dependent standard deduction amount for 2022 (2022 Update)

KANSAS

  • K-40H Line 6 not displaying 50% total (Issue 7571)

MARYLAND

  • New senior tax credit calculating for an ineligible TP (Issue 7563)

MASSACHUSETTS

  • W-2, Box 14 PFML amount is reducing state withholdings from Box 17 that carry to state return (Issue 7557)

MISSOURI

  • Update Business Income Deduction to 15% (Issue 7581)

SOUTH CAROLINA

  • Surviving spouse retirement subtraction not calculating (Issue 7566)

WISCONSIN

  • Schedule CS, Line 2 not being included in total on Line 13 (Issue 7570)