State News: Massachusetts Missing Acknowledgements

Please review the below important information concerning missing Massachusetts acknowledgements.

The Massachusetts Department of Revenue is converting to a new e-file system. The new system is expected to be online on October 10, 2023. They will not retrieve any returns transmitted between September 15th - October 10th from the IRS until after the new system is online. They expect to send acknowledgements by October 14th. Please continue to transmit returns as normal during this timeframe; no additional action is required by you.

State News: North Carolina Partnership Acknowledgements Are Delayed

The North Carolina Department of Revenue is currently experiencing delays sending acknowledgments for Partnership submissions. No action is required by you.

Client Accounting Suite/Premier (CAS/P) version 22.5 is available

The 22.5 version of CAS/P is now available from the Solution Center or via the auto-update feature in CAS/P. It includes the following regulatory updates.

Regulatory Updates

The following regulatory information is now available for Client Accounting Suite and Client Accounting Suite Premier:

2023 Federal Forms update

• 2023 941-X is included in Blank Forms.

2023 State Withholding Rates 

The following state withholding rates have been updated for 2023:

• Illinois
• North Dakota

2023 State Returns

Form updates for the following states are included:

• Florida
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Washington

Note: As other states change their rates for 2023, we will provide updates on the support website.

Scheduled Updates

• November 2023 - Client Accounting Suite 23.0 - Annual Release
• December 2023 - Client Accounting Suite 23.1 - End of Year Release

IRS News: Modernized e-File (MeF) Extended Maintenance Window

The IRS has announced an upcoming extended maintenance window for their MeF Production and Testing Systems on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 12:01 am ET until Sunday, September 24, 2023 5:00 pm ET.

Please monitor the MeF Operational Status page for any future updates.

During this time you will be able to continue transmitting your returns to our Electronic Filing Center (EFC); however, we will be unable to send to the IRS or retrieve acknowledgements (acks) until the MeF system is back online.

State News: Utah Acknowledgements Are Delayed

 The Utah State Tax Commission is experiencing a delay in their tax system's ability to retrieve and acknowledge e-filed returns. Acknowledgements are being sent, but very slowly. No action is required by you.

State News: Maine will stop processing 1040ME and 1041ME Sept 15 - Oct 10, 2023

We have received the below important message from the Maine Revenue Services.

As you all know, Maine is performing an upgrade to our internal software which will be completed in 1 to 2 years. As we have done in prior years for Corporate and Pass-Through, processing will be put on hold for 1040ME and 1041ME.

The last day to submit 1040ME and 1041ME returns will be Thursday September 14^th, 2023. Those returns will post (if they pass our validations) on Friday September 15^th, 2023. Any returns received at the IRS after Thursday September 14^th, 2023 will not be picked up or processed until Tuesday October 10^th, 2023. ACK’s will not be sent for those returns received after Thursday September 14^th, 2023 until we resume processing on Tuesday October 10^th, 2023.

State News: Connecticut MeF Outage September 8-10, 2023

We have received the below important message from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.

Connecticut will be having an MeF outage starting at noon on Friday, September 8, 2023.  The outage is expected to end at noon on Sunday, September 10, 2023.  The outage will effect all MeF tax types (IND, CORP, PART and ESTRST).

Connecticut will be honoring the IRS postmark date, as well as the requested payment date of any payment sent during this outage.

No acknowledgements will be sent during this time.