Lacerte Home Lacerte News - TY08, Vol. 8
January 30, 2009
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State Taxes & State E-File
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What's Happening in Live Community?

  • Most Popular Topic: This week's most viewed item is about printing prior year returns Read more.
  • EF Atlas: Have a question about electronic filing? Check out our all-inclusive e-file resource, the EF Atlas.
  • Tax Season is here! As our clients ramp up production of tax returns, our Support lines get busy, especially in the middle of the day. To improve your support experience by avoiding long phone delays and give you more choices to get faster and better answers we created a slew of new tools on our website. Please go to www.lacertesoftware.com/support.
 General Information

Lacerte

Release Schedule: To find out information about future releases, view the release schedule. Download the latest update within Lacerte or via the web. Learn more.

64-Bit Operating Systems: Read our FAQ on 64-bit operating systems. Learn more.

Search the Knowledge Base to view more General topics.

 
 Federal Taxes

Lacerte / 1040

Installing Additional Modules or States: Installing another module or adding a state is easy! Learn more.

Worker, Retiree and Employer Recovery Act of 2008:
Congress approved legislation to temporarily suspend an excise tax assessed on seniors who fail to take a required minimum distribution from their retirement accounts.
Learn more.

Lacerte / 1120, 1120S, 1065, 1041, 990, 706

Preparing Estate Returns: Read our frequently asked questions on estate tax returns. Learn more.

Search the Knowledge Base to view more Federal Tax topics.

 Federal Electronic Filing and Bank Products Software
Lacerte /1040

E-Filing Begins 1/16: Review other important dates for electronically filed individual returns. Learn more.

Getting Started with E-File: Find out which forms to file to start electronic filing. Learn more.

How to E-File: Find out how to electronically file returns in Lacerte. Learn more.

Downloading Acknowledgements: Find out how to check the status of your e-filed return. Learn more.

Generating a RAL: Review the process for generating a RAL with Republic Bank Learn more. Also find out information on the new RAL input screen Learn more.

Recovery Rebate Credit RAL Denial: Republic Bank announced that bank products with RRCs will be declined. Learn more.

IRS Processing Delay: The IRS delayed the processing of certain forms. Learn more.

Search the Knowledge Base or visit EF Atlas to view more Federal E-File and Bank Products Software topics.

 State Taxes and State Electronic Filing

California

Tax Refunds Delayed: The State Controller announced that California will delay tax refunds for 30 days Learn more.

Illinois, New Jersey, New York & Pennsylvania

Expanded K-1 Transfer: The K-1 import has been expanded to include additional states. Learn more.

Delaware, Illinois, New York & Rhode Island

Change in Processing Center: The IRS announced taxpayers in these states will file with different filing centers this year. Learn more.

Search the Knowledge Base or visit EF Atlas to view more State Tax and State E-File topics.

 Communities
Intuit's Online Community is a place where you can communicate with other accounting and tax professionals. Use the Lacerte Community to communicate with other tax professionals who use Lacerte products. You can share tips, exchange ideas, ask and answer questions, offer advice, or just read what others have said. Anyone can view the forums, but you have to be a member to post.

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