Below you will find links to the websites and/or forms for each state to request a copy of your state return or transcript. Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | […]

Anyone who prepares and files Oregon Personal Income Tax Returns for compensation must be licensed with the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners; unless they are a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Public Accountant licensed by the Oregon Board of Accountancy, or a member of the Oregon State Bar.   Additional information is provided on the Oregon Board of Tax Practitioners website. Enter your state […]

California law requires business entities that prepare an original or amended return using tax preparation software to e-file returns. Failure to e-file will be penalized if the failure to e-file is due to willful neglect and not reasonable cause. The penalty is $100 for the initial e-file failure and $500 for each subsequent failure. Business […]

All New York returns filed by a paid preparer must include the following paid preparer information on all paper and e-filed returns, if applicable: Preparer’s name Firm’s name (or preparer’s name if self-employed) Address Preparer’s NYTPRIN or NYPTRIN exclusion code (as applicable) Preparer’s PTIN (or SSN if preparer does not have a PTIN) Firm’s EIN […]

Per the New York Tax return preparer e-file mandate web page (Important notes about the mandate, note 4): If you can’t electronically file the return because it’s not supported by your approved e-file software or it can’t be filed on our website, then you aren’t required to e-file it. Additional information for preparers is available […]

To add or remove a state return from a client return: From within your TaxAct Professional Edition program, on the Client Manager screen, double-click the client you want to edit. Click Return in the upper menu bar, hover your mouse over State, then click Add/Remove State… To add a state, click the checkbox next to […]

The TaxAct Professional programs are designed to allow Federal return information to flow to the state return(s). Although you can e-file a state return without e-filing the federal return, you must first complete Federal Q&A. The State Q&A interview section will prompt you for additional information specific to the state return. In order to then […]