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Updating Your Credit Card Information

To update your payment information, follow these steps: Sign in to your TaxAct Account online. Click Orders & Downloads. Select the blue link update credit card information (you may need to scroll down). Click the Order ID and follow the on-screen instructions to update your payment details. This option may not be available for all […]

Professional – Recover Online Username or Password

Follow these steps if you have forgotten your password: Click Sign In at the top-right of the TaxAct website. On the Sign In screen, enter the username, email address, or the mobile phone number associated with your TaxAct account. Click Sign In. On the Sign in with Password screen, click I forgot my password. A […]

Prepaid E-Filing – Practice ID and EFIN Verification

When you purchase prepaid or unlimited e-filing, that purchase is assigned to your account. When you sign into TaxAct with the username and password associated with that account, your Practice ID should automatically be added to your Preparer Information. To enter the verification information for your e-filing: From within your TaxAct Professional Edition program, click […]

Downloading and Saving Tax Return History for TaxAct Professional Users

TaxAct Pro users can download and save PDF versions of all of their clients’ tax returns. Prior to Tax Year 2023 To download your clients’ tax return data from your TaxAct Pro account: Sign in to your TaxAct Professional app. In the top menu, click Preparer > Print Returns. In the Client Returns tab of […]

Tax Professional – Data Rectification Request

TaxAct Professional customers can update information within their TaxAct account by signing into their account here: https://www.taxact.com/auth/. If you would like to update Firm, Preparer or Client information, you must sign-in to your TaxAct Professional Software to make these changes. Important: To the extent your request relates to your clients’ tax return information, such information […]

Reducing PDF File Size

There is a size limitation of 3 MB total for attachments in the TaxAct Online program (2 MB for the Desktop program). If the file is over the size limit, there are several options to reduce its size. First, confirm how big file is. On a PC: 1. Open File Explorer. 2. Right-click on the […]

Multiple Returns – Accessing the Wrong One

There are a couple reasons why the information you entered into your tax return is no longer visible. Information was entered, then the return was imported from the prior year. This overrides any information for the current year. This means current year information would need to be entered again. More than one return was created. […]

Cancel or Modify an E-Filed Return

When you submit your e-filed return, TaxAct immediately begins transmitting the return to the IRS and/or your state tax agency. So, once you submit a return electronically, there is no way to stop or cancel that transmission. If you made a mistake or forgot to include something: If your return is rejected, you can go […]

How to Sign In and Download Software – Professional Editions

Want a demonstration? Take a look at our How to Download & Install TaxAct Professional Editions video.  To access Practice Manager   Go to the TaxAct Professional website and click Sign In. Sign in with your Username and Password.  To add a TaxAct product to your account Click the Orders & Downloads tile. Select the “Downloads” link […]