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As 2024 TaxAct Federal editions are updated, details will be added below to highlight what's new in each release.

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1040 Edition

01/20/2025 - See information below for form availability. Update V1.01 was issued to update poverty levels for Form 8962.

Form(s) Not Released	Stop EFile	Stop Print	Version Released
Schedule K-3 (1065) Received	x	x	1.02
Form W-4 - Employee's Withholding Allowance Certificate		x	1.02
Form W-4P - Withholding Certificate for Periodic Pension or Annuity Payments		x	1.02
Form W-4R - Withholding Certificate for Nonperiodic Payments and Eligible Rollover Distributions		x
Form 1040-V - Payment Voucher		x
Form 1045 - Application for Tentative Refund	x	x	1.02
Form 14039 - Identity Theft Affidavit		x
Form 2210 - Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals, Estates, & Trusts		x	1.02
Form 2210-F - Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Farmers and Fishermen		x	1.02
Form 3468 - Investment Credit	x	x
Form 3800 - General Business Credit	x	x
Form 4136 - Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels	x	x	1.02
Form 4255 - Recapture of Investment Credit	x	x
Form 4684 - Casualties and Thefts		x	1.02
Form 4868 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File		x	1.02
Form 5471 - Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations	x	x
Form 8606 - Nondeductible IRAs		x	1.02
Form 8606 - Inherited Nondeductible IRAs		x	1.02
Form 8814 - Parents' Election to Report Child's Interest and Dividends		x	1.02
Form 8828 - Recapture of Federal Mortgage Subsidy		x	1.02
Form 8835 - Renewable Electricity and Refined Coal and Indian Coal Production Credit		x	1.02
Form 8878 - IRS e-file Signature Authorization for Form 4868		x	1.02
Form 8881 - Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs			1.02
Form 8888 - Allocation of Refund (Including Bond Purchases)		x
Form 8911 - Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit	x	x	1.02
Form 8915F - Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments		x	1.02
Form 8933 - Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Credit	x	x	1.02
Form 8936 - Clean Vehicle Credits	x	x	1.02
Form 8995 - Qualified Business Income Deduction Simplified Computation		x	1.02
Form 8995-A - Qualified Business Income Deduction		x	1.02
Form 9325 - Acknowledgment and General Information for Taxpayers Who File Returns Electronically		x
Form W-7 - Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number		x	1.02
Form W-7 (COA) - Certificate of Accuracy for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number		x	1.02
Schedule LEP - Request for Change in Language Preference		x	1.02
Form 1040-ES - Estimated Tax Vouchers		x
Form 1040-ES - Estimated Tax Vouchers - For Nonresident Alien Individuals		x

01/23/2025, Update V1.01
-Form 8283 Donee signature attachment is now required.
-1040 Schedule 3, Line 13z, the write-in option has been removed. An alert has been added for those who may have already entered any information.

02/03/2025, Update V1.02:
-Issue with the creation of Form 4136 worksheet has been fixed.
-Fix situations that Form 8936 and Form 8936 Schedule A were not being filed.
-Corrected when Form 8936 and Form 8936 Schedule A are being created.

02/05/2025, Update V1.03 - The validation stopper for Form 8936 e-file has been removed.

02/07/2025, Update V1.04 - Validation stopper has been added for Form 8910. Updated Form 8936 to use "Percent to Ratio Type".

02/10/2025, Update V1.05 - Turn on Form 8915 and Form 8915F.

02/20/2025 - Form 8936 EF Alert Type added.

02/21/2025 - Remove validation stopper for Form 8910.

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1120 Edition

01/22/2025 - The following forms are not approved:

Form(s) Not Released
Stop EFile
Stop Print
Version Released
Form 3468 - Investment Credit
x
x

Form 3800 - General Business Credit
x
x

Form 4136 - Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels
x
x
1.02
Form 4255 - Recapture of Investment Credit
x
x

Form 4626 - Alternative Minimum Tax-Corporations
x
x

Form 4684 - Casualties and Thefts

x
1.02
Form 5471 - Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations
x
x

Form 8826 - Disabled Access Credit
x
x
1.02
Form 8835 - Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit
x
x
1.02
Form 8881 - Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs

x
1.02
Form 8936 - Clean Vehicle Credits
x
x

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1120S Edition

01/22/2025 - The following forms are not approved:

Form(s) Not Released	Stop EFile	Stop Print	Version Released
Form 1120S - U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation		x	1.01
Form 3468 - Investment Credit	x	x
Form 4136 - Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels	x	x	1.02
Form 4255 - Recapture of Investment Credit	x	x
Form 4684 - Casualties and Thefts		x	1.02
Form 5471 - Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations	x	x
Form 8835 - Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit	x	x	1.02
Form 8881 - Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs		x	1.02
Form 8936 - Qualified Plug-in Electric Drive Motor Vehicle Credit	x	x

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1065 Edition

01/20/2025 - See information below for form availability.

Form(s) Not Released	Stop EFile	Stop Print
Form 1065 - U.S. Return of Partnership Income		x
Form 3468 - Investment Credit	x	x
Form 4255 - Recapture of Investment Credit	x	x
Form 4684 - Casualties and Thefts		x
Form 5471 - Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations	x	x
Schedule K-3 - Partner's Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, etc. - International		x
Form 8835 - Renewable Electricity, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal Production Credit	x	x
Form 8881 - Credit for Small Employer Pension Plan Startup Costs		x
Form 8936 - Clean Vehicle Credits	x	x

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990 Edition

01/22/2025 - The following forms are not approved:

Form(s) Not Released
Stop EFile
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Version Released
Form 8886 - Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement
x
x
1.01
Form 8886-T - Disclosure by Tax-Exempt Entity Regarding Prohibited Tax Shelter Transaction
x
x
1.01
Form 990 - U.S. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
x

1.01
Form 990-EZ - Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
x

1.01
Form 990-N - Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required To File Form 990 or 990-EZ
x

1.01
Form 990-PF - Return of Private Foundation
x

1.01
Form 990-T - Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return
x

1.01
Form 990-W - Estimated Tax for Form 990-T
x
x
1.01
Schedule O - Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ
x
x
1.01
Schedule R - Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships
x
x
1.01

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Form(s) Not Released	Stop EFile	Stop Print	Version Released
Form 8886 - Reportable Transaction Disclosure Statement	x	x	1.01
Form 8886-T - Disclosure by Tax-Exempt Entity Regarding Prohibited Tax Shelter Transaction	x	x	1.01
Form 990 - U.S. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax	x		1.01
Form 990-EZ - Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax	x		1.01
Form 990-N - Electronic Notice (e-Postcard) for Tax-Exempt Organizations Not Required To File Form 990 or 990-EZ	x		1.01
Form 990-PF - Return of Private Foundation	x		1.01
Form 990-T - Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return	x		1.01
Form 990-W - Estimated Tax for Form 990-T	x	x	1.01
Schedule O - Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ	x	x	1.01
Schedule R - Related Organizations and Unrelated Partnerships	x	x	1.01