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Release Notes: December 20th – 1099-DIV & Mileage Updates

19 Dec 22
Craig Smith
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The site will be placed in maintenance on Tuesday, December 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.

1099-DIV

  • Update box references within 1099-DIV menu (Issue 7456)

SCHEDULE A & E

  • Update mileage areas to support inputs for each half of the year (2022 Update)

2022 Practice Lab Future Updates

19 Dec 22
Craig Smith
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1/19/2023 – At this point, all major 2022 tax law updates should be incorporated into the software. If you see anything missing, please contact VITA/TCE support.


This is a post that will be routinely reviewed/updated to help keep everyone on the same page as to items we’re aware of that will be changing with coming releases ahead the 2022 Filing Season.

VITA/TCE Chat Unavailable

19 Dec 22
Craig Smith
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VITA/TCE chat is currently unavailable. E-mail ([email protected]) and phone (1-800-421-6346) is available.

Release Notes: December 13th – F1099-DIV & F2441

12 Dec 22
Craig Smith
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The site will be placed in maintenance on Tuesday, December 13th, 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-DIV

  • Update box references within 1099-DIV menu (Issue 7456)

FORM 2441

  • Part II, Line 2c checked when not applicable (Issue 7482)

Release Notes: December 8th – F8911 & Mileage

07 Dec 22
Craig Smith
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The site will be placed in maintenance on Thursday, December 8th, 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 8911 (2021)

  • Adding the Alternative Fuel Vehicle credit to the 2021 application (will be added to 2022 at a later date) (Enhancement)

MILEAGE for Schedule C

  • Update all mileage input fields to support 1st and 2nd half of year entries (2022 Update)

Release Notes: December 6th – Customer Portal & Form Finder

05 Dec 22
Craig Smith
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The site will be placed in maintenance on Tuesday, December 6th, 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.

CUSTOMER PORTAL

  • Preparer View: Notification via the message feature to indicate when a TP has uploaded documents (Enhancement)

FORM FINDER

  • 1099-R search yields duplicate results (Issue 7476)

VITA/TCE Support – Closed November 17th

16 Nov 22
Craig Smith
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TaxSlayer offices (including support) will close November 17th for a company Thanksgiving event. Normal off-season hours will resume November 18th.

VITA/TCE Support – November 16th Update

15 Nov 22
Craig Smith
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TaxSlayer VITA/TCE support will be unavailable on Wednesday, November 16th from 12:45pm – 2:15pm ET.