PDF Documents Missing From Archives After restoring from a full backup, PDF documents do not appear in the document archive for the restored tax returns. These documents can be restored by following the steps below: Open the program. Click Utili... Read More

Missing NYTPRIN New York requires paid preparers that prepare New York State tax returns to register each year with the New York Department of Taxation and Finance.  In addition to registering, preparers that prepare 10 or more New York State tax ... Read More

In early versions of the program, EIN is marked with an asterisk implying that is a required field, yet single preparers will not always have an EIN.... Read More

Symptoms When tapping the Spanish/English Button to switch languages in the Mobile App, instead of switching languages, either the 1040 Return or Documents (signature) screen is displayed.  Cause This behavior is due to the Spanish/E... Read More

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Preparers can be managed/created when at the Office level. Follow the instructions below to successfully create a preparer: To Add a Paid Preparer: Login to the 1040 Online Program with Office level access.  Click on Office Settings f... Read More

Here you will find a list of Knowledge Base Articles that are tax phase specific. Description Suggested Article Phase TIME For CHANGE Software System Requirements All Season Oct-April E-Filing Prior Year Tax Returns All Season Oct-April E... Read More

TERMS OF SERVICE FOR ONLINE TAX PREPARATION SERVICES - TAX YEAR 2021 BY CLICKING THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON OR ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES, YOU ARE ENTERING INTO AND AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TE... Read More

 PRIVACY POLICY Central Site Important Information: Please read this carefully as we have made updates to our Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy goes into effect September 2020.  At Central Site (“CPTS,” “us,” �... Read More

Procedures for Deleting an ERO or a Paid Preparer Signature  Follow these steps to delete an ERO signature On the Database menu, click EF Originators. Double click the applicable ERO. Then click Delete Signature. Next, click Save. Re-open t... Read More

How to Add an External Document to The Document Archive in a Return From within the return Double click on Document Archive in the forms browser. In the "Archived Documents Listing" window, click on Import Document. On the "Documen... Read More

Entering a tax preparation fee Adding preparation fees in a tax return manually is made available by the following two methods.   Method 1: Manually add a fee to the tax return invoice 1. Open the appropriate tax return and then click on ... Read More

The "Status with Prep Fees" report   To generate the "Status with Prep Fees" report, the following steps are provided: Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. From the top menu, select Reports->Status Reports->Status wi... Read More

Marking a return as self-prepared   The following steps are provided to mark a tax return as self-prepared: 1. Open the tax return. 2. Double click the main form (Form 1040, 1040-A or 1040-EZ) on the forms attached pane. 3. In the Preparer ... Read More

Moving Files in Document Archive   Some files stored in the Document Archive, by design, are not able to be deleted.If a file is uploaded to the wrong return, it can be moved between returns using the following method: 1. With the return saved and... Read More

The "No Fee Payment by ACK Date" report   The following steps to generate the No Fee Payment by ACK Date report are provided below:   1. Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. 2. From the top menu, select Reports->Fee Paym... Read More

The "No Fee Payment by Receipt" report   The following steps to generate the No Fee Payment by Receipt report are provided below:   1. Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. 2. From the top menu, select Reports->Fee Paymen... Read More

Configuring the program to charge a flat rate tax preparation fee for each return:   Log into the program as a user with Administrator rights. On the Setup menu, select Billing Setup.  Click on the Form Billing Tab.... Read More

Setting the Paid Preparer PIN for Form 8879 or Third Party Pin Designee In order to create and set a Preparer PIN that auto populates, proceed with the following steps: From the "Work In Progress" screen (WIP), select Database. From Database, select... Read More

To change SVB/Add-On Fees, follow the steps: Login to emp.myempportal.com. User ID is same as Software UID. If needed, use Forgot Password to send a reset email. Select the 3 Horizontal lines (Hamburger Icon) under "View/Edit Enrollment" from the... Read More

Generating a RAC Fee by Site Report The following provided steps are shown to generate the RAC Fee report: 1. Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. 2. From the top menu, select Reports->Fee Payments->RAC Fee by Site. 3. In t... Read More

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A "Fee Payment by Site and Date" Report   To run a "Fee Payment by Site and Date" report, the following steps are provided: 1. Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. 2. From the top menu, select Reports->IRS ACKs->IRS and ... Read More

Symptoms This error occurs when there is a mismatch in the Prep Fees shown on the Invoice versus the Prep Fees shown on the Bank App.    'Calculated Prep fee from the Invoice doesn't match the bank app' Cause This occu... Read More

Adding a Remote Signature   The following steps are provided to add a remote signature for a paid preparer: 1. Inside of the software, open the Database menu, then Paid Preparers. 2. When the "Paid Preparers" window is open, select the preparer... Read More

Printing bank documents for a return Open a tax return to be printed. From the top menu, select Print Select Bank Documents. Select Next if there are verify errors.  'FATAL errors' will need to be corrected before print is allow... Read More

Importing a document The following steps provide how to import a document into a return: Open the return to import a document into, then go to the Document Archive. Once the Archived Documents Listing window opens, choose Import button. Browse to th... Read More

Symptoms In attempting to view a PDF document in the program, the following error message appears:  ’Unable to download XXXXXX.pdf from localhost.’    Cause This error message can occur if the Display PDF in browser option... Read More

Setup & Configuring Paid Preparer Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. From the top menu, select Database > Paid Preparers. Input Preparer ID (naming convention is Alpha/Numeric 7 digits). Selecting Add will prompt the da... Read More

Refusal Message for a Return In attempting to submit a return, a refusal message from the Central Site is received stating "Return submitted by another User ID."  Scenario A taxpayer went to office ‘A’ to have their return prepared, ye... Read More

In Arkansas, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Connecticut or New York.EFIN holders who enroll with any bank are subject to charge/display the same fees for returns with/without a bank application.ERO Support recommends that you research and understand the... Read More

Symptoms On the Paid Preparers screen, most entries are duplicated.    Cause This behavior can occur if the Paid Preparer database is damaged.  Resolution Log into the program as a user with administrator rights. From the top menu,... Read More

Transmission Refusal Once transmitting a tax return, a refusal message results:               'Transmitter Fee does not match Central Site EFIN record." This issue can occur if the fees for the EFIN have changed since the re... Read More

Symptoms The following verify error appear when applying for a refund advance bank application "Refund less Fees too small for RT/ERC" "Refund amount does NOT qualify for Advance" Cause The field Selected Packages exists at the beginning of the Truth... Read More

Symptoms When opening archived documents, the following error message appears: ’Software Error/Interrupt!! DlgMake (WEBROWSER) Error: (100) ERROR_CANNOT_FIND_WND_CLASS:’ Cause This behavior can occur if the program is configured to... Read More

The following articles describes how to upload files using MyDocsOnline site. This site is a safe and secure way to send files. Example: In-House conversion data provided to Central Site. Use the following URL to upload files. Use the Choose Files... Read More

Signatures won't print on signed PDF/Archived documents. When printing documents that should have signatures attached verify the following has been set within the Adobe Print options.   Select the Print option for PDF print. Verify that Save... Read More

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Symptoms Verify message, "Print Bank Documents before Printing Final Tax Return". ’Print Bank Documents before Printing Final Tax Return’ Cause The return has been changed since the last time the bank documents were signed.  Resolutio... Read More

Taxpayer doesn't see any text on the PDF sent with remote signature request. Remote Sign request has been sent via Link to Cell phone or Email Taxpayer uses Last 4 digits of SSN, Last Name, DOB, & Zip Code (found on Client Data) to validate... Read More

Once taxpayer has submitted the additional documents thru the mobile app you will receive an email stating there was an additional files Submission containing the submission ID. Open your tax software program and click on Mobile App Retrieval. ... Read More

Log in to Tax Mobile App (Credentials are provided via email from Metik.) Click on Additional Uploads tab Right click file hyperlink and select Open link in new tab Right-click on the image from the new tab and select Save image as to save to ... Read More

Documents can be requested through the program using an email set in Client data or direct entry. Navigate to the return that will be requesting documents. Select the Document Archive from the Left Pane Click on the text Requested Documents to acces... Read More

Follow the steps below to ALWAYS print the bank document with the final return. Login to the 1040 Online Program with credentials that allow access to Office Settings. Click on Office Settings from the left menu. Navigate to Extended Setup sectio... Read More

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When additional documents are requested by the tax office, taxpayers can submit additional documents through the mobile app.   Taxpayer will open the mobile app and click on the Menu icon next to home Taxpayers will need to click on Send... Read More

Tax preparers can send a remote signature request either by email or cell phone in 1040 Online. (EFilable years ONLY)In order to initiate a remote signature request, the following items are required before sending: ERO signature required to be ca... Read More

In order for the preparer to electronically store their signature in 1040 Online, the user will need to capture their preparer signature for each designated preparer. Follow the instructions below to successfully capture the preparer signature: Metho... Read More

User Status Codes are user-created codes to classify certain returns, allowing those returns to be easily searchable by a custom report.... Read More

Symptoms: When importing a file to the Document Archived in 1040Online, the following error message appears:  ’Document size must be 5MB or less’ Cause: The file being imported is too large to store in the Document Archive. If the f... Read More