form release

Intuit waits until IRS forms and instructions are final. Then they need to get their versions approved by IRS. Nothing wrong with your software.

I don't understand why it can't say draft on it and allow us to see the forms.  Trying to do tax calculations with the software and its basically useless because you can't see the forms.

They used to. Apparently some idiots mailed returns with DRAFT on them. So now everyone suffers.

I know personally I am sick and tired of all the **bleep** marketing Intuit does about how great and time saving their software is, when all I need to help is to be able to see and check the forms (especially 1120, 1065 and 1120S) in January when I am wrapping up the year end work.  I tracked it last year and they cost me over 25+ hours billable time because I had to put down the work when I had time to complete it and could only finish it in late February or later after they "released" the forms so you could even see them, let alone check them.  Going to track again this year.  It is utterly ridiculous.  I like Lacerte software when it is working properly.  But this crap of not having usable software until mid or late February (states have to function as well) is making me seriously think about changing.  Add to that the fact that their 2025 early release wont even calculate an individual Tax Summary correctly for projection, makes it almost useless to download early.  Tax planning starts in December, tax season starts January 2.  The only thing keeping me with Lacerte is having to learn the quirks of new software.  If I was shopping for new software, I would not select this product.

Federal Form 1040 was created 9-5-2025. Instructions published 1-2-2026. This should be all but a done deal at this point. And just as it was mentioned by TEParr, it is beyond frustrating at how Intuit operates and markets. 

I'm just the messenger. It has been 2 business days since 1-2-2026. 

Well, I appreciate you for clarification, messenger! At least i'm not confused now!