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Stephan Z
New Member

I understand that there is a delay with NYS for being e-file ready.  Can't you allow me to at least print the

NYS return so that i can provide it to the client?  I now have a backlog of returns that i will have to go back and print in addition to sorting out the e-file.  Now that the availability date has been pushed back to  2/5, that is too many days and too much extra work!  Regards, Stephan Z

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natcpa1
Level 1

I am also having the same issue. Pro Series Professional isn't even allowing me to print the NYS return to give the client a complete set. 

Why are NYS forms not ready until 2/5/2026? 

violajr
Level 3

This is total ridiculous.  The forms are ready to efile but we can not print them.  Lets your act together Intuit.  I have clients that want to file their returns but since we can not print them yet the can not review the returns.  What good is efileing if we can not print.

The date keeps moving out for NYS was Jan 26 then 29, 31 and now Feb 5.

tkarris
Level 3

It's not NYS holding this up. I just talked to someone that uses TaxAct and they have been e-filing for days with no problem

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kbs162
Level 2

I used ProSeries for many many years i.e. greater then 25 to do both personal and business returns but about 5  years ago I migrated all of the business returns to Drake because ProSeries prices were getting ridiculous.  Since I purchase the complete Drake package each year (which is way less than ProSeries wants for just the 1065/1120 package) I tried a couple of personal returns on it for clients who are in a hurry to get their returns filed bcause they are leaving for warmer climates.  I got them e-filed on the 26th with absolutely no problems.  Needless to say this is my last year for ProSeries.  And, I am now starting to use Drake accounting this year so goodbye Quickbooks also.. 

taxman42
Level 3

Yeah. This is BS. I wonder if turbotax can effile NY? Have to keep rescheduling clients and some are going else where. This is unbelievable.... Costing me clients and money by these delays.

tkarris
Level 3

Was it easy to migrate all client's info to Drake? I also heard Tax Act was very good.

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kbs162
Level 2

It was not bad when I migrated all of my business returns a few years ago.  The Drake program highlights the items that need to be checked/verified so it was just a matter of taking care of that.  I have done about 10 personal returns this year because the clients were in a hurry and it worked fine, but these were simple returns   I am going to do the mass migration during the summer.  I am actually going to migrate some of my more involved returns from 2024 to 2025 and redo the 2025 on Drake to make sure I get all the little nuances and input kinks worked out during the summer months.

shf1957
Level 7

Are we sure it's not New York State that has not approved their own program?   I looked on the web and ProSeries is a qualified provider!    

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shf1957
Level 7

I believe it's on NYS's end of it... 

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tkarris
Level 3

I spoke to an accountant that uses TaxAct. She has filed over 26 returns already, came back acknowledged. This problem seems to be that we just can't print NYS at all. 
I think we can efile, but without a copy for the client to review, that would be a bad idea. 

tkarris
Level 3

It's not. This is within Pro Series and they certainly charge us a lot of money to have a glitch like this. This has to do with form TR-579 which hasn't changed in years. I can't see a reason for this hold up. 
I am completely backed up now, and I will have to do a ton of work to figure all this out when they are finally ready to let us print. 

taxman42
Level 3

H&R Block and Jackson Hewitt are efiling NY returns. 

 

tkarris
Level 3

Tax Act is also

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