me112233
Level 4

No.  ProSeries Basic is a 1040-only package.  It is effectively the regular ProSeries 1040 individual module with a slightly different interface, and some of the functionality disabled.   Examples of disabled functions are calculating a NOL carryforward, splitting a MFJ into two MFS returns,  and handling retroactive SS disability payments (i.e., lump sum awards of past years' benefits after a lengthy appeals process).  If you do the tax return in the regular ProSeries module, and then attempt to print or e-file, it will ask for pay per return.  Oddly, you can do the return to see what the outcome would be; for example you could input the return as MFJ, then use the split function to see if it would result in lower taxes that way, but you can't actually print or e-file the returns.  But once you know it would result in a lower tax bill, you can go ack to the Basic program and input the data for the spouses separately and then print/e-file.  Very time consuming.

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