We received the following message from AL department of Revenue:
Good Morning, Alabama Software Vendors
We have incurred a problem with getting acknowledgments out. We are working to resolve the issue.
I will let you know when we begin sending them again.
Note: The last acknowledgements we received to process was prior to noon on February 15th.
Blog posted 02/20/2018
Adopting the extender legislation
Iowa will not conform with any of the extenders listed below for tax year 2017, or any future year, unless the legislature acts to do so. Iowa also did not conform with any of the three extenders listed for tax year 2016, and the department already has some guidance on the effects of non-conformity with these specific provisions available on our website.
Sec. 40201. Extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.
Sec. 40202. Extension of mortgage insurance premiums treated as qualified residence interest.
Sec. 40203. Extension of above-the-line deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Minnesota has not adopted these federal changes.
Adopting the extender legislation
Adopting the extender legislation
As you may already know, the 2018 session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly has ended. The legislature didn’t disconnect from the federal extenders in the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018” (HR 1892, Public Law 115-123). For the 2017 tax year, Oregon taxpayers may claim the Oregon tuition and fees deduction (subtraction code 308) if they claimed the federal American Opportunity or Lifetime Learning credit. Taxpayers are also allowed to claim the itemized deduction for mortgage insurance premiums, and may exclude discharged debt on their principal residence from their taxable income. Use the ‘Reserved’ element (line 13) to claim the mortgage insurance premium on the Oregon Only Schedule A.
If taxpayers filed a return that claimed the tuition and fees deduction or subtraction, or the mortgage insurance premium itemized deduction, and their return was adjusted in processing, we will automatically re-adjust the return. There is no need to file an amended return unless the taxpayer chose to file without including these items and now wants to claim them.
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) is providing an update to individuals, tax preparers, and tax software companies regarding the federal tax provisions recently renewed for tax year 2017.
South Carolina has not yet adopted the federal tax provisions that were retroactively renewed for tax year 2017 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (enacted February 9, 2018). Legislative action is needed before these provisions can be claimed on 2017 South Carolina income tax returns.
Federal tax provisions available for 2017 federal tax returns that have not been enacted by South Carolina include:
Taxpayers in the process of completing 2017 South Carolina income tax returns have several options while awaiting legislative action:
Tuition and fees has never been allowed and discharge of indebtedness on principal residence is added back. WI will be releasing new schemas soon
The first set of extenders that will be rolled out is for:
The IRS is still working to release updated forms and instructions for the other items.
Important Note:
Due to the recent passing of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, certain expired federal provisions have been reinstated such as the Tuition and Fees deduction and the Mortgage Insurance premiums deduction. Each individual state will determine if and when they will conform with those federal changes. If you file a state return prior to the state making their decision to conform or not you may be required to file an amended return.”
TaxSlayer recommendation: Once we deliver these two items, we recommend that you create a return tag if the return has one of these two items in it and a state return. As of today, we do not know if the state(s) are going to adopt the extenders. Once your state makes a decision, you can run a “Tags report” and review the state returns to see if any adjustments need to be made.
We are in the process of implementing the once expired extenders into the application. We are planning to release these in the next few days. As we get closer to a release, we will keep this blog post updated.
Blog posted 02/20/2018
Scenario: The following Ohio locality forms are not loading the menus
The following locality MO forms are not loading the menus
If you get stuck loading the menu, you will need to select the bottom Save and Exit on the left navigation panel. This will exit the return and you will have to re-open the return.
Solution: We will resolve this in an update
Scenario: You are receiving an error when trying to move to the e-file section if you have CA Form 3532 (HOH).
You can go ahead and file the Federal return
Tag the return with a return stage so you know to go back and file the state return
Solution: We will correct this in an update.
2/27/18
We are still investigating why some M1PR’s do not have an acknowledgement. NO ACTION is required on your side at this time.
2/16/18
We currently have 54 M1PR returns sent between 2/10 and 2/14 that do not have an acknowledgement. We are researching these.
NO ACTION is required on your side.
Blog Posted 02/16/2018 12:58 pm EST
Scenario: I am a new site using TaxSlayer Pro Online for the first year. I electronically filed a 2016 return and received the following reject from the IRS IND-202
Why: Your site did not automatically create a 2016 row in our system which prevented the return from going through the Vendor Control process
Solution: We are working to get the site information into our 2016 system. Once that occurs, you will be able to resend the rejected returns. Issue ID 1020
blog posted 02/07/2018
The Site Production Reports are missing data from 2/8 through 2/11. We are replaying the returns to populate the reporting database for the Management Reports
Blog Posted 02/15/2018
Update: The 2018 1040-ES has been added back to the primary print sets assigned by TaxSlayer.
Background: The IRS is continuing to update its programming and processing systems for some 2018 forms impacted by the Tax Reform Act. This includes Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individuals, for all software vendors. IRS expects to release this form to software vendor in mid-February.
Once the form is released TaxSlayer will update the software with the correct 2018 Form 1040-ES. Until this form is released by IRS, VITA/TCE sites should not provide the 2017 coupons currently printing from the software to the taxpayer.
Message to the Taxpayer: Inform taxpayers that the 2018 1040-ES is not currently available from IRS due to the recent tax law changes and to check IRS.gov in late February to obtain the 2018 copy. Estimated payments are due quarterly so the first payment for the year is not due until April 15. So, there is time to determine the amount of your estimated payments.
Estimated payments are due on the 15th of April, June, September and January of the following year. Note: If these due dates fall on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the payments are due the next business day. Once available you may send estimated tax payments with the 2018 Form 1040-ES, pay online at https://www.irs.gov/payments, or from a mobile device using the IRS2Go app.
Thank you for your patience and continued support as we work through this process together.