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A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Friday, January 30th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

MICHIGAN

• MI-1040CR-7 only allowing three dependent entries (Issue 3645)
• MI 1040CR-7 Homeowner/Renter Status for “Renter with Utilities Billed Separately” and “Renter with Utilities in Rental Cost” is marking the opposite selection on the print (Issue 3642)

NEW YORK

• NY IT-214 Real Property Tax Credit missing additional household income menu (Issue 3643)

OREGON

• Menus for Forms MC-40 and MET-40 renders “We’re Sorry” message when attempting to access (Issue 3577)

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, January 28th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

MASSACHUSETTS

• Sch. D, Line 11 not calculating loss amount (Issue 3628)
• Sch. B, Part 3, Line 32 not calculating (Issue 3630)

VERMONT

• IN-112, Part II, Line 9 calculating a negative amount when it should be positive (Issue 3635)

10:45am ET: This has been resolved.

9:30am ET: We are currently aware and actively working an issue where FSA users with a rejected return (Federal or state) are unable to correct and resubmit their tax return(s). This has been reported as Issue 3636 and only impacts FSA and NOT TaxSlayer Pro Online. This post will be updated once the issue has been resolved which we expect to be tomorrow, January 28th.

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Monday, January 26th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

SOUTH CAROLINA

• Adding addbacks for nonconformity to Federal OB3 deductions (Update)

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Friday, January 23rd to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

CALIFORNIA

• Sch. CA Sect. B, Line 2b for Alimony received not pulling the date of divorce (Issue 3618)

FORM W-2

• MWP checkbox to include in earned income is not working when selecting codes in Box 12 (Issue 3605)

MISSISSIPPI

• Married Filing Combined income sourced as “joint” in Fed is not split 50/50 b/w TP and SP (Issue 3600)

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, January 21st to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

FORM 4547

• Add Form 4547 menu under Misc. Forms section (Update)

FORM 8995

• Form 8995, Line 11 needs to subtract Schedule 1-A, Part II, Line 13 amount (Update)

MICHIGAN

• MI 1040CR-7, Line 15 and 16 including dependent marked not a dependent on Federal return (Issue 3572)

OFFICE SETUP

• Cover Page printing ERO Info when only Office Info is selected in Office Setup (Issue 3606)

SCHEDULE A

• Schedule A Long-Term Care Premiums – annual update of limits based on age (Update)

A deployment is scheduled for the morning of Monday, January 19th to release the below update(s). Access to the program may be limited during a deployment.

CAPITAL GAINS

• 1099-B Transactions with No Adjustments page has left nav menu hanging over page text (Issue 3592)

MONTANA

• Family Education Savings Account page – text update “$3,000” to “$4,500” (Issue 3592)

PRIOR YEAR COMPARISON

• Prior Year Comparison under Helpful Tools not showing data (Update)