Lacerte Home Lacerte News - TY08, Vol. 10
February 13, 2009
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State Taxes & State E-File
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  • $10,000 Intuit Stimulus Grants: As part of our Power to Get More Done campaign to support accounting professionals, we will be giving away $10,000 grants to deserving firms. Learn more.
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 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.

Did You Know?: The CLPACK utility can be used to resolve most database problems. Learn more.

Editing the Client Letter: Need to make changes to the standard letter? Find out how.

Search the Knowledge Base to view more General topics.

 
 Federal Taxes

Lacerte / 1040

Form 8582: Lacerte Release 4 will contain the final version of form 8582. Learn more.

State and Local Tax Refunds: Find out what do when state and local tax refunds are not flowing to the 1040, line 10. Learn more.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Find out more information on the act recently passed by Congress to help stimulate the economy with tax cuts and job creation Learn more.

Increased Standard Deduction for Property Taxes: Find out how to cliam a proprety tax decuction for non-itemizers. Learn more

Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: Find out more information on the act passed by Congress to provide tax relief for lower and middle income tax payers. Learn more.

Inputting Common Source Documents : Find out which screens to input common source documents, including various 1099 forms. Learn more.

Recovery Rebate Credit Tips: The IRS issued tips to avoid confusion in calculating the Recovery Rebate Credit. Learn more.

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

Capital Accounts for Partnerships and LLCs: Need to know how to enter and specially allocate capital accounts? Learn more.

Bridging Corp and S-Corp Returns: Find out how to transfer client files between Corporate and S-Corporate modules without re-entering data. Learn more.

Exporting K-1 Data to a 1040: Need to know how to export K-1 data from a passthrough entity to a 1040 return? Learn more.

Search the Knowledge Base to view more Federal Tax topics.

 Federal Electronic Filing and Bank Products Software
Lacerte /1040

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.

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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