TaxWise: July 4th hours

 In observance of the 4th of July holiday, Our Support Center and Sales Offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4th.

Normal hours (8:00 am-6:00 pm EST, Chat & phone) will resume on Wednesday, July 5th.

State News: Virginia has sent some letters in error to taxpayers

We have received the following notice from the Virginia Department of Taxation.

Due to a Virginia Tax system issue, taxpayers who e-Filed Virginia Individual tax returns (760, 760PY, 763) between 5/23/23 and 6/9/23 may have received letters stating that they failed to provide required schedules (Schedule A, Schedule OSC, Schedule CR).  These letters were sent in error.  Your clients do not need to provide us with copies of any schedules submitted with their returns.  There may; however, be legitimate letters requesting missing attachments, other verification, etc..

For any additional questions, the taxpayer may reach out to our customer service at 804.367.8031

Note: Paper returns mailed in may also be impacted

Client Accounting Suite/Premier (CAS/P) version 22.4 is available

 The 22.4 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.

Regulatory Updates

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

• 2022 Federal Forms update
• 2023 943-X and 944-X are included in Blank Forms.
• 2023 State Withholding Rates - The following state withholding rates have been updated for 2022:

• Arkansas
• Idaho
• Michigan
• North Dakota
• Utah
• West Virginia
• Note:  As other states change their rates for 2023, we will provide updates on the support website.

Scheduled Updates

September 2023 - Client Accounting Suite 22.5

• State withholding and form updates

*Resolved* State News: Arizona MeF Unscheduled Maintenance

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Arizona MeF has resolved the connectivity issues.
The submissions sent during the disruption will be retrieved and processed.

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The Arizona Department of Revenue has advised us that they are undergoing unscheduled maintenance due to a connectivity issue. During this time, all processing will be paused and submissions sent during this timeframe will be queued at the IRS. The submissions will be retrieved and processed when the system is back up and running.

Meet Us at the 2023 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums

The IRS has released the seminar lineup for the 2023 IRS Nationwide Tax Forums. The IRS is offering more than 40 seminars for which tax pros can earn up to 18 continuing education (CE) credits. Tax professionals will have multiple opportunities to learn more about changes to tax law and IRS transformation efforts during the three-day sessions, which are available in five cities. The 2023 forums are being held in person for the first time since 2019 and we will be there.

For more information on seminar topics or registration details, visit: 2023 Nationwide Tax Forums

State News: Michigan Is Experiencing Technical Issues

 The Michigan Treasury has sent us the following announcement:

We are experiencing technical issues where we have some unacknowledged submissions from 5/21/2023, and have not been able to retrieve new submissions since 5/22/2023. We are working diligently on the issue and hope to be current soon. 

State News: Florida MeF Scheduled Maintenance

The Florida Department of Revenue plans for the Modernized e-File (MeF) Production system to be unavailable from from Friday, May 26, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. through Tuesday, May 30, 2023, due to scheduled maintenance.