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November 12, 2024

2024 Lacerte Tax Program Update is Live and Available for Download (Updated 4/1/2026)

  • November 12, 2024
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Latest Update: Version 46.0402

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Individual Iowa, South Carolina, and US

  • General Intuit Tax Advisor Management Updates

 

New experience! Lacerte 2024 introduces a new update method. Background updates is on by default, and automatically checks for and downloads updates. When an update is ready, you'll be asked to close Lacerte to apply it. For more information, see New for 2024: Lacerte Background updates

Updated! The Lacerte Tax Form Availability Tool will be available with Watermark Status, Ready for Print, and Ready for E-file dates. This tool is updated regularly by our development teams and considered the single source of truth for form release dates. For e-file availability, click the e-file link available in the Lacerte Tax Form Availability Tool located in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Check it out! The Jump-to-Input and Form Help Features offer form based in-product self-help options to save you time.

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Note: With the change to the update process in Lacerte, this page is no longer accessible from within the program. 

Related Help Articles:

How can I check which version of Lacerte I have installed?
Getting ready with Lacerte
How to download and install prior-year Lacerte

 

Important Notes:
  • Lacerte will only prompt a system reboot after initial installation. Windows Operator Updates will not longer prompt a reboot due to the new background updater process.
  • The latest program updates will be listed first, while prior updates will be displayed as replies.

72 replies

IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 19, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0219 Release 4.5 (Available 2/20)

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Operators

  • Print to DMS - Drops PDF File in Random Locations on File System Instead of Sending to DMS Database

Updated! The Lacerte Tax Form Availability Tool will be available with Watermark Status, Ready for Print, and Ready for E-file dates. This tool is updated regularly by our development teams and considered the single source of truth for form release dates. For e-file availability, click the e-file link available in the Lacerte Tax Form Availability Tool located in the upper right hand corner of the page.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 27, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0220

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Individual

  • NE Form 2210N Line 2 Excludes 2023 Prior Year School District Tax Credit From Screen 8
  • US Dates on Screens 26.2 (Series 8284) and 26.3 (Series 8285) Default to 2025

Partnership

  • MD Schedule K-1 Page 1 Truncates the Distributive Percentage 1 from 100%
  • NY Form IT-204-LL Indicator Check Mark on Client List Not Present When NY Not Set as Database State


S Corporate

  • MD Schedule K-1 Page 1 Truncates the Distributive Percentage 1 from 100%

Updated! The Lacerte Tax Form Availability Tool will be available with Watermark Status, Ready for Print, and Ready for E-file dates. This tool is updated regularly by our development teams and considered the single source of truth for form release dates. For e-file availability, click the e-file link available in the Lacerte Tax Form Availability Tool located in the upper right hand corner of the page.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 27, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0221

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Corporate

  • PA Form RCT-101 Section C Line 3 Additions Not Displayed When Entities Owned by a Corporation is Present

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IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 27, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0221

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Corporate

  • PA Form RCT-101 Section C Line 3 Additions Not Displayed When Entities Owned by a Corporation is Present
IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 27, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0222

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Individual

  • Updates to Montana
IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 27, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0225

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Fiduciary

  • CT Form 1041-V is not printed When Print Setting for Only E-File Forms in Complete Return is Yes
  • MD Schedule K-1 Page 1 Truncates the Distributive Percentage 1 from 100%

S Corporate

  • MD Schedule K-1 Page 1 Truncates the Distributive Percentage 1 from 100%

Individual

  • IA General Info Shows $1 Iowa "Prior AMT Net Operating Loss" Carryover
  • NY Form IT-204-LL Indicator Checkmark on Client List Not Present When NY NOt Set as Database State
  • NY CT 200 V Prints twice

S Corporation

  • NY CT 200 V Prints twice
IntuitAlicia
Employee
February 28, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0227

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Partnership

  • MN Schedule KPI/KS Page 3 Lines 40 Not Matching Federal K-1 When Disposition of Prior 179 Exists
  • OR E-file Wizard Indicates "Paper Check" Payment Method on Oregon PTE Return With Overpayment Applied

S Corporation

  • AR Form AR1100S Section 179 Depreciation Incorrectly on Line 20
  • MN Schedule KPI/KS Page 3 Lines 40 Not Matching Federal K-1 When Disposition of Prior 179 Exists

 

IntuitAlicia
Employee
March 6, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0304

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Exempt

  • US Form 990-T Schedule A Line Part 1 Line 12 Statement Blank When Using Other Income Override

Partnership

  • OR Exception Error Validating Oregon PTE With V45.0227

S Corporation

  • PA BIRT Filing Instructions Include Conflicting Information

 

This update available March 4, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
March 6, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0306 - Release 5

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Operators

  • Error When Printing to PDF or DMS "Printer Not Activated Error -41" (2024 ONLY)
  • US K-1 Export Not Prompting to Import When Changes Present

Corporate

  • IA Exception Error Validating Iowa IA 1120 For Homeowners Association And De Minimis Election

Fiduciary

  • DE Form FID-TAX, Schedule A, Line 6 Worksheet Includes Non-Delaware Expense of Sale
    IN IT-41 Indiana Fiduciary Firm Info Printing With Entity Name

S Corporate

  • MO Form MO-PTE Page 4 Doesn't List PTE Credit Amount When Shareholders with EINs Are Present

Individual

  • NM Form RPD-41359 Not Generating When Composite or Entity Level Tax is Withheld
  • OK Schedule 511-NR-A Line 7 Federal Amount Displayed for Bonus Depreciation Addback
  • US Form 8853 Page 2 Line 21 Overstated

Partnership

  • MD Form 510 Page 3 Code Number Incorrect For Investment Partnership And Sch K-1 Line D1 Incorrectly Completing

This update available March 6, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
March 12, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0311 - Release 5.1

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Fiduciary

  • DE Form FID-TAX, Schedule A, Line 6 Worksheet Includes Non-Delaware Expense of Sale
  • US Nonpassive Farm Partnership K-1's QBI Loss Disallowed Overstated

Individual

  • AZ Form 321 Missing Qualified Charity Code
  • CO Form DR 0104PN Page 3 Line 26 Includes DR 0104 Page 3, line 4 Standard or Itemized Deduction
  • HI State Tax Refund Worksheet Shows Incorrect Amount

S Corporate

  • CO Form DR 0106K Incorrectly Generating Column B for Residents With SALT Election

Operators

  • Trial Balance Utility - Indicates Posted Data to Return Successfully When No Data Present - Issue Persists After R4.1 release on 2/11/2025
  • SSO Sign In Widget Skipped When Other Years Not Open
  • Exception Error When Printing K-1 Package

This update available March 11, 2025.