Error in PS20 Letter Editor ?

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February 3, 2021
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When editing the 1040 letter State Paragraph it appears to me that the "State Due Date" code is NOT filling in the 'data / date' in the letter. It is merely replicating the Letter code. OR am I doing somethign wrong ? see below ......

[@XXXEFDo]
Your <@XXXStName> return will be electronically filed when we receive your signed State e-file Signature Authorization. The <@XXXStName> return due date is <@XXXEFDate>.

Should read:

Your (State) return will be electronically filed when we receive your signed State e-file Signature Authorization. The (State Form Name) return due date is April 15, 2021.

Instead it reads:

Your (State) return will be electronically filed when we receive your signed State e-file Signature Authorization. The (State Form Name ) return due date is <@stateEFDate>.

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Fabian

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Is the state return already part of your tax return? If you just prepared the federal and didn't go to the state yet, that value may not be available. I can help further if I know what state you're trying to do.

co75_2Author

Level 5

Pennsylvania

Yes. State return is part of the federla. Am waiting for PA to "release" final forms, in order to finsih client. Letter is properly capturing all other PA state references. This one is hte only glich. I believe it was there last year in June / July before the "new" 7/15/20 due date.

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Fabian

Level 5

Is your PA return marked for Electronic Filing?

In other words, in the Federal Info Worksheet, is the box checked for "File State electronically" and is PA listed below that, in the list of states to e-file?

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Fabian

Level 5

This is how this works: if you don't have a balance due, then <@XXXEFDate> will not have a value, which makes sense because there is no EF deadline for you if you don't owe. So the original letter has that whole paragraph conditioned upon having an EF date, and that's why the original letter has [@XXXEFDate] at the top of the paragraph, see picture.

So if you put that conditional back it'll work fine. It'll print the paragraph, with real values, when you have balance due and it won't display the paragraph at all when you have refund.

co75_2Author

Level 5

I must be missing something ..... when you say this " ....makes sense because there is no EF deadline for you if you don't owe. .... " I disagree .

PA requires filing of the form even though no balance is due.

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