CCH iFirm Scheduled Maintenance July 24th

CCH iFirm will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 11:00 PM EST Thursday, July 24th until 4:00 AM EST Friday, July 25th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

State News: Michigan Delay in Processing Individual Income Tax Returns

Please be advised that we have received the following information from the Michigan Treasury Department.

Michigan is experiencing delays in processing individual income tax production returns. We are working to resolve the issue and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your customers.

IRS News: IRS Statement on Delay in Processing Some Electronic Payments

The IRS is aware that there is a delay in processing some electronic payments, and that some taxpayers are receiving IRS notices indicating a balance due even though payments were made timely.

Who is affected: Taxpayers who paid tax reported due on their tax return electronically may see payments on their accounts as pending, although the IRS has received payment through their banking institution. The notice may have been initiated before the payment was processed on the account, or the payment may have been processed but contained errors and requires additional handling to address the error before updating the tax account.

No phone call needed: Taxpayers who receive a notice but paid the tax they owed in full and on time, electronically, do not need to respond to the notice at this time. Taxpayers may monitor the status of their payments by viewing the payment activity page in their IRS online account where they will be able to view their payment history as well as pending payments that are being processed. If a taxpayer has checked their online account and does not see the payment processed by July 15, they may call the number on their notice.

Note that any associated penalties and interest will be automatically adjusted when the payment(s) are applied correctly by the IRS.

Taxpayers who paid only part of the tax reported due on their return and cannot full pay the remaining amount they owe should visit IRS.gov/opa to set up a payment plan for the remaining balance or follow instructions on the notice to request additional collection alternatives.

For affected taxpayers, the IRS apologizes for the inconvenience this delay in processing your payment has caused.

Click here for the IRS Notice.

Client Accounting Suite/Premier (CAS/P) version 24.4 is available

The 24.4 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.

*Remember to close CAS/P on all workstations prior to applying the update.

Regulatory Updates

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

• 2025 Federal Forms update
• The 2025 941x, 943x and 944x are included in blank forms.

• 2025 State State Returns - - form updates for the following states are included in this update:
• Delaware


• 2025 State Withholding Rates - The following state withholding calculations have been updated for 2025:

• Idaho
• Utah

Note: As other states change their rates for 204, we will provide updates on the support website.

Scheduled Updates

• September 2025- Client Accounting Suite 24.5- State Withholding and form updates

Update:State News: Michigan is Experiencing Delays in Processing Individual Tax Returns

****Update from the Michigan Department of Treasury***

The backlog has been cleared.

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Please read the important message below that we have received from the Michigan Department of Treasury. We will update this blog when more information is available.

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MICHIGAN TREASURY UPDATE – April 15, 2025

MeF Individual Income Tax

Michigan is experiencing delays in processing individual income tax production returns. We are working to resolve the issue and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your customers.

CCH iFirm Scheduled Maintenance Tonight

CCH iFirm will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 11:00 PM EST Friday, April 4th, until12:00 AM EST Saturday, April 5th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

Client Accounting Suite/Premier (CAS/P) version 24.3 is available

The 24.3 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.

*Remember to close CAS/P on all workstations prior to applying the update.

Regulatory Updates

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

• 2025 Federal Forms update
• 2025 941 and voucher

• 2025 State Returns - form updates for the following states are included in this update:
• Alaska 
• Delaware
• Illinois
• Maine
• North Carolina
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island


• 2025 State Withholding Rates - The following state withholding calculations have been updated for 2025:

• Illinois
• Maryland
• Michigan
• Note:  As other states change their rates for 204, we will provide updates on the support website.

Software Updates

• Export for the 2025 941 has been enabled to Payroll Compliance

Scheduled Updates

• June 2025- Client Accounting Suite 24.4- State Withholding and form updates

State News: Connecticut Extends Filing Deadline for 2024 CT-1065/CT1120SI, CT-PET, and Payments to April 15, 2025

Please see the important information below from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services. 

This publication alerts taxpayers and practitioners to a settlement initiative regarding the filing and payment of liabilities associated with the 2024 Form CT-1065/CT-1120SI, Connecticut Composite Income Tax Return, and the 2024 Form CT-PET, Connecticut Pass-Through Entity Return. Given the delay by the Department of Revenue Services (“DRS”) in making these forms available to software companies, DRS will agree to forgo otherwise applicable penalty and interest provided taxpayers file the applicable return(s) and pay the associated liabilities in full by April 15, 2025. This initiative will also include extensions of time to file Form CT-1065/CT-1120SI and Form CT-PET.

In order to participate in this initiative taxpayers must: 

•  File a 2024 Form CT-1065/CT-1120SI and/or 2024 Form CT-PET by April 15, 2025; and 
•  Pay any associated liabilities in full by April 15, 2025

With regard to extensions, to participate in this initiative, taxpayers must: 

• File an extension of time to file 2024 Form CT-1065/CT-1120SI and 2024 Form CT-PET by April 15, 2025; and 
• Pay the full amount of the tax reported thereon by April 15, 2025.

For additional information regarding this initiative, please visit the DRS’ website at portal.ct.gov/DRS

Full Notice can be found here: TSSB 2025-5

*Resolved* State News: West Virginia Form WV 140 Returns Are Rejecting for "stateSchemaVersion" attribute is invalid

**Resolved**

We have been informed by the West Virginia Department of Revenue that this issue has been resolved. Please recreate the e-file and retransmit any impacted returns.

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We are aware of a situation where Form WV 140 is being rejected with the message below. Our e-File team is working closely with the West Virginia Department of Revenue on a resolution. Please hold these returns until further notice. We will update this post when the returns can be e-filed. 

The 'stateSchemaVersion' attribute is invalid. The value' WVIndividual2024v2.3' is invalid according to its datatype "String'. The Enumeration constraint failed.

State News: Kentucky Temporary Operations Halt (Feb 26 - Mar 14)

 Please read this important message from the Kentucky Department of Revenue

As a courtesy reminder, some operations will be temporarily halted from February 25^th to March 14^th as the KYDOR transitions to a new system. IIT and ESTRST submissions will continue to be processed, and acknowledgements will be sent to the IRS through MeF during this period; however, business submissions will not be picked up from the IRS until March 14^th. Please also note that refunds and payments for IIT, ESTRST and CORP will not resume until the cutover process has been completed. Further details can be found on our website by following this link, MyTaxes- Department of Revenue.

State News: Montana Reject Code Form2-A05000

We have received an important message from the Montana Department of Revenue. Please read it below. 

The Montana Department of Revenue is aware of an issue with the Individual Income tax reject code Form2-A05000. The reject code was triggering when there was a negative source income and a ratio of 0.000000. We have a resolution for these rejections set for release to production the night of February 11, 2025.

Please hold any returns that include this scenario and/or resubmit any returns with this reject code after 9 AM EST/ 7 AM MST on February 12, 2025.

Client Accounting Suite/Premier (CAS/P) version 24.2 is available

The 24.2 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.

*Remember to close CAS/P on all workstations prior to applying the update.

Regulatory Updates

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

• 2024 Federal Forms update
• 2024 943 Paid Preparer Information will now auto-populate with available information.
•  2024 W4 is available in Blank Forms940, 93, and 944

• 2025 State Withholding Rates - The following state withholding calculations have been updated for 2025:

• Arkansas
• Hawai'i
• Indiana
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Montana
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Oregon
• Vermont
• Note:  As other states change their rates for 204, we will provide updates on the support website.

Software Updates

• The 2024 Tax Exports for ATX and TaxWise are available in this update. Tax Line assignments have been updated for 2024.
• The 2024 Tax Exports for ProSystem fx, Axcess, Lacerte Tax and ProSeries Business Tax have been enabled. 
• Client Write-Up has been updated to work with Sage 2025 versions.
• Note: Due to Intuit not releasing a 2025 QuickBooks desktop version, only the QuickBooks CSV import is available and enabled.

Scheduled Updates

• March 2025- Client Accounting Suite 24.3- State Withholding and form updates

IRS News: Known Issue on Form 940 Submissions

Business rules SA-F940-0067-07, F940-016-07 and F940-015-07 are not working correctly. When multi-states and credit reduction states are both selected on Form 940 Schedule A the returns are rejecting. We are working to correct the issue and will let you know when you are allowed to re-submit your clients Multi-State Form 940.

The IRS has not provided a workaround for this issue. Please hold these returns until the IRS resolves the issue.

Payroll Compliance Reporting PCR) Version 24.1 Is Now Available

 In this release, the W-2 and 1099 mappings are updated to support the QuickBooks, Sage and Client Accounting Suite imports for 2024.

Installation Instructions:

The following installation types require the 24.1 update:

• Stand-Alone
• Workstation Only
• Workstation/Server

Server Only installations do not require the 24.1 update.

• As a best practice, it is recommended that you close the application on all workstations and update each one separately.

Reminder: Refunds Today is transitioning to TaxWise beginning with the 2025 Tax Season

Reminder:  As part of the 2025 Tax Season(Tax Year 2024), Refunds Today will be transitioning to the TaxWise platform.

Going forward, please login into the TaxWise Solution Center at https://support.taxwise.com/.  

Also be sure to book mark the TaxWise blog at:  https://mytaxwise.blogspot.com/ 

For additional information, please check out the Refunds Today Transition FAQ or contact your rep.