Looks like another year without Release Notes

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
December 2, 2021
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C'mon Intuit. It's not that hard!

Employee

@1562260 , sorry to say that of all the tax software I have used both professional and individual / diy type, none have ever ( during the last 15 years ) published release notes. Or are you looking for user instructions ( some akin to a user manual )? If you can tell me what issues you are facing using this software for personal income tax return preparation, may be one of us can help. I agree however that during my professional days , i often wished I had more information on the software and not hunt around till I could figure how to achieve something. In that sense TurboTax with its interview mode is quite easy to use ( although even here there are areas takes a little figuring out ). So help me help you -- tell me what you are trying to achieve, please ..

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Anonymous

Hi Champ,

I am referring to a summary of the changes to the software whenever a new version is released. What you described is not common. In the case of Turbo Tax, it would say something like 'the 1099B form was added'. Turbo Tax used to do have Release Notes and should go back to this practice.

Critter-3

There is no 1099-B form in the program and the place where you enter that info is already in the interview so if you enter a stock sale and then go to the REVIEW tab it will tell you when that Sch D/form 8949 should be operational ... of course dates are always subject to change. Of course the form 1099-B will not be issued by your broker until sometime in February with corrected statements to follow in March.

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GeorgeDenseff

If users demanded release notes, then TurboTax would work on providing them. I suspect it is just us old time former programmers who even know what the term means.

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Anonymous

@GeorgeDenseff They did provide them up until a couple years ago. The funny thing is that Quicken has gotten better at doing this since Intuit sold them. I really want to know what the changes are every time I get the Download Updates screen. Especially AFTER I've already filed my taxes. I shouldn't have to go into my tax return and look for things that may have changed (this does happen).

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Employee

Look closely at the screenshot below (read carefully). If you cannot determine why Intuit does not care about providing release notes to desktop users, I just do not have any idea how to further educate you.

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Anonymous

Their responses and attitude are appalling! Anyone with a fraction of a brain would be concerned about "changes"/corrections in the software both before AND after filing a return!!! Shameful, and worse - unprofessional, to have dead links to click on for answers that simply (and intentionally) aren't being provided. Would really appreciate feedback on the software you choose to trust in next year, because this ship seems to be unseaworthy.

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Employee

The DIY software programs are virtually all the same in the sense they each have advantages, drawbacks, and deficiencies.

If you know of another consumer-level, tax preparation program that provides any kind of a changelog, please post it here.

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pk12_2

Employee

More to the point , and despite "programmers' " preference for release notes , the efficacy of the such in preparation of a tax return is questionable especially since IRS has limited the access to the XML description of the variables /constants and the business rules (and the error codes) for such -- these used to be available earlier and was a great source of knowledge.