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Release Notes: July 23rd – Backend Updates Only

22 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

The site will be placed in maintenance on Thursday, July 23rd beginning at 5:00am ET to release backend updates. Note that deployments may take up to 3 hours to complete. During this time, access to the program may be limited.

 


Click here to download a PDF of our Cumulative Release Notes & Program Enhancements.

Message from Utah: MeF Maintenance

22 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

We received the below messaging from Utah. During this period, no acknowledgements will be issued.

Greetings from Utah,

Utah’s production MeF environment will be down for scheduled maintenance 7:00 am (MDT) Thursday, July 23 through 9:00 am (MDT) Friday, July 24. We will resume processing MeF files when maintenance has been completed.

Release Notes: July 22nd – AZ, DC, FD, MO

21 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

The site will be placed in maintenance on Wednesday, July 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.

ARIZONA (2018)

  • Correct an issue where the amended return page opens blank (Issue 4960)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

  • Correct a display issue where the wrong payment type was checked on the D-40E SUB (Issue 4986)

FEDERAL

  • Correct a print alignment issue on the Tax Computation Worksheet (Issue 4927)

MISSOURI

  • Add prompt when accessing MO return for the MO Source Business Income Deduction, when applicable (Enhancement)

 


Click here to download a PDF of our Cumulative Release Notes & Program Enhancements.

Message from Michigan: Delay in Acks

20 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

We received word from the Michigan Department of Treasury they are experiencing issues in sending acknowledgements. Do not worry if your site has any outstanding acknowledgements for any Michigan returns. We will update this post once MI confirms they have resolved the issue on their end.

Release Notes: July 16th – MN, NE, Reports, VA, and W-2

15 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

The site will be placed in maintenance on Thursday, July 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.

MINNESOTA

  • Correct an issue where the ETP flag was not being set, causing a state validation error (Issue 4977)

NEBRASKA

  • Correct an issue within the Nonresident program where the Income Subject to Tax menu opened a different page (Issue 4981)

REPORTS

  • Correct an issue causing an error when attempting to run the Username Report (Issue 4861)

VIRGINIA

  • Correct a display error where the VT-8879 marked Direct Debit when e-file was Mail Payment (Issue 4979)

W-2 PDF

  • Update PDF display in Box 14 to show “NY NDF” instead of “Other” (Issue 4895)

 


Click here to download a PDF of our Cumulative Release Notes & Program Enhancements.

VITA/TCE Support Hours for End of Season

13 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

To finish out the filing season, VITA/TCE Customer Support will be available from 8am-8pm ET on Monday the 13th, Tuesday, the 14th, and Wednesday the 15th. This applies to phone, e-mail, and chat support. Regular off-season customer support hours will resume on Thursday, July 16th.

TaxSlayer VITA/TCE Support Closed for 4th of July Holiday

01 Jul 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July Weekend! TaxSlayer VITA/TCE Support will be closed on Friday, July 3rd and will resume normal off-season hours on Monday, July 6th at 8:00am ET.

Release Notes: June 25th – AZ, CA, KS, PA, Sch C

24 Jun 20
Craig Smith
No Comments

The site will be placed in maintenance on Thursday, June 25th 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.

ARIZONA

  • Correct a display issue on Line 18a of AZ-140X (Issue 4921)

CALIFORNIA

  • Standard Deduction not calculating on CA return attached to a Federal 1040-NR when applicable (Issue 4929)

KANSAS

  • K-40H generating when “NO” selected for owning a home (Issue 4932)

PENNSYLVANIA (2018)

  • Correct an issue where the adjusted basis entry for 1099-R would not save (Issue 4900)

SCHEDULE C (1040-NR ONLY)

  • Correct an issue where selecting a business code would cause an error message (Issue 4903)

 


Click here to download a PDF of our Cumulative Release Notes & Program Enhancements.