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IRS Virtual Currency Letters

TaxSlayer Editorial Team September 14, 2019

The IRS sent more than 10,000 taxpayers letters about their cryptocurrency this summer. Taxpayers received letter 6173, 6174, or 6174-A if their name came up during various ongoing compliance efforts.“Taxpayers should take these letters very seriously by reviewing their tax filings and when appropriate, amend past returns and pay back taxes, interest,…

Microsoft Will End Support for Windows 7 in January 2020

TaxSlayer Editorial Team September 6, 2019

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TaxSlayer Pro Support is committed to helping our customers take preventative measures against security threats targeting their businesses and clients. Beginning in January 2020, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7 and all versions of Windows 8 Server. Therefore, as Microsoft will not be issuing security updates for these operating systems, TaxSlayer…

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Update – IRS Rejects F1040-439 and F1040-440

TaxSlayer Pro Blog Team January 15, 2019

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The IRS has issued guidance on rejects F1040-439, F1040-440, F1040NR-439 and F1040NR-440. Due to rounding, the rejects were applied to some returns containing the Qualified Business Income Deduction. The IRS is implementing a fix to allow for a $1 rounding variance and hopes to have it implemented on 1/20/2019. If they are unable to release the fix by 1/20/2019,…

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IRS Reject Code F1040-439

TaxSlayer Pro Blog Team January 14, 2019

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The IRS is issuing reject code F1040-439 in error. If a return rejects with this reject code, please hold the return. TaxSlayer Pro will release a follow up message in the message center when we receive guidance from the IRS on re-transmitting these returns. …

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Extension Deadline: Grace Period for Rejected Returns

TaxSlayer Pro Blog Team October 16, 2018

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Individual 1040 Family Returns: Timely filed individual returns and extensions that reject on or before the filing deadline can be corrected and re-transmitted within 5 calendar days of the reject. The IRS uses a “look back” period to determine the date that the return is considered received. When a previously rejected return is accepted by…

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IRS Virtual Currency Letters

Microsoft Will End Support for Windows 7 in January 2020

Update – IRS Rejects F1040-439 and F1040-440

IRS Reject Code F1040-439

Extension Deadline: Grace Period for Rejected Returns

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