This is a great video and news article on New Bern VITA, located in New Bern, NC. Great testimonial from a taxpayer showing her appreciation.
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Thank you Al for sharing this with us and for volunteering your time as Site Coordinator.
We want to hear your VITA/TCE stories that can be shared on our Volunteer Time blog
Blog posted 02/08/2018
Shout out to Citizens Bank and all of the other companies that provide financial support for our VITA/TCE programs.
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Thank you to Cary G. for sharing this article.
We look forward to hearing stories and/or articles on your site is impacting your community.
Blog posted 02/07/2018
We will be putting the returns in maintenance mode to perform a series of updates.
blog posted 02/07/2018
Scenario: The site is setup to offer the 8888, but the taxpayer only wants their refund deposited to one bank account.
You should enter the information in the Bank Account 1 section and select the Pull Refund button.
DO NOT skip Bank Account 1 and enter it in either Bank Account 2 or Bank Account 3
This will result in a validation error because IRS MeF does not allow this scenario
Solution: Enter the information in Bank Account 1 and remove it from Bank Account 2 or Bank Account 3 and transmit the return again.
Scenario: Your site uses Form 8888. The preparer selects the return type of E-file: Direct Deposit
The preparer then scrolls down the Taxpayer Bank Account section in e-file and enters the full amount of the refund in the paper allocation section:
This results in a validation error because IRS MeF efile does not allow this situation
Solution: Change the Federal return type to: E-file: Paper Check and transmit the return again
Scenario: The taxpayer wants to have their refund split between a paper check. You complete the 8888, select the appropriate savings bonds and allocate the remainder of the refund in the paper allocation box. In this scenario, there is no direct deposit of any funds to a bank account
Problem: The return receives the following validation error:
Solution: We will fix this in an update. You will want to hold the return until this is resolved. This should be resolved within the next 48 hours
blog posted 02/07/2018
This does include prior year returns transmitted prior to 2/2/2018. For 2016 returns, to determine if your “transmitted”r return falls into this situation; select the Client Rejects button on the Welcome page, switch to 2016 and select Validation errors from the drop down. If the 2016 return is not on the validation list, it is impacted by this issue
For 2015 returns, to determine if your “transmitted” return falls into this situation, navigate to Reports >> Validation Errors and run the report. If the 2015 return is not on the validation list, it is impacted by this issue
Scenario: You have transmitted a prior year e-file and the return is still in transmitted status and you are not showing any validation errors. These appear to be returns submitted after 2/1/2018. Issue ID 1001
Current Status: We are actively researching this and will update this post when we have a resolution or additional information.
Blog posted 02/07/2018
This program has a significant impact on their community: Last year volunteers prepared more than 5,000 federal returns; $7 million in federal tax refunds was returned to residents, including $2 million through the earned income tax credit.
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Thank you Cary G.. for sharing this story with us.
We look forward to receiving many more volunteer stories from the VITA/TCE community.
Blog posted 02/05/2018