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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
April 17, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0417

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Corporate

  • NY Form "E-file Certification" is Final but Estimate Pages are Unavailable
  • US Diagnostic Ref. 10265 Form 8283 Sec B Appraisal Signature Document Linked to Nonexistent Form

Exempt

  • US 990-T, Form 3800 Part III Line 4a Column H is Not Populated
  • US Form 990-N Unable to Clear Diagnostic Ref. 9843 When Opting to Use E-file PIN Signature Option

Fiduciary

  • CA Form 8879 Line 2 Does Not Include Title of Fiduciary
  • MA E-file Rejection F2-031 Due to Schedule B Line 5 Not Generating

S Corporate

  • NE E-file Reject Error FPTC-0027 /FormPTC/PartB/ParcelNum

Individual

  • CA Form 3461, Part 1, Line 2 Amount of Excess Business Loss Carryover Included
  • 2024 IND CA Display Option for CA Disaster County Incorrectly Checked for Returns Not Impacted
  • DC E-file Wizard Does Not Show Amount Due or Payment Infomation
  • KY Screen 7.1 Code 203 Does Not Apply To KY ES Worksheet Spouse Increase or Decrease in State AGI
  • NY IT-653 Does Not Display All K-1s With PTE
  • MD Credit for Tax Paid to Other State - Calculation Challenge
  • ME Form 2210-ME Line 10B Overpayment Applied Adjusting Amounts Unexpectedly
  • MI E-file Reject Error 326 When MI-1040H Box 9 is Checked Form 5595 Must be Included
  • ND Form ND-1 Page 2 Pulls Taxpayer's Phone Number For Spouse
  • SC Form SC1040 Line V on Statement Description is Incorrect
  • VA E-file Reject 760PY-205 Schedule A Amount Not Matching 760PY When Filing Status 4
  • WI Entry in Field "Penalty for selling business assets {WI}" (Screen 8, Code 899) Prints on Form 1 Page 2 Lines 25 and 26

Partnership

  • IA Schedule K Not Impacted By Entries on Screen 38.341 Other Deductions Adjustment

S Corporate

  • CT Unable to Generate Schedule CT K-1 Part 4 Line 1 for Resident Individuals
  • HI Schedule K-1, Line 1, Column B Doubling Amount of Ordinary Income
  • IA E-file Rejection /ReturnState/ReturnDataState/FormIA1120SSchK1/Shareholder/Name
  • NY Diagnostic Ref. 43358 Triggered When Disposition Adjustment Bypasses CT-225 to CT-34-SH

This update is available for download on April 17, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
April 22, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0422

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Individual

  • US Prior Year Form 172 Displays Carryover in Program But E-file Shows "No carryforward to next year"

 

This update is available for download April 22, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
April 28, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0424

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Individual

  • CT Form CT-1040ES Filing Checklist Line 8 Displays Incorrect Year
  • KS Form K-40 Line 30 Calculates Incorrectly
  • NC NC-NOL Worksheet Reports Deduction Twice
  • US Form 172 Input and Output Details Generating Form vs E-file Data

Available for download April 24, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
April 30, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0429

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Individual

  • CA Schedule CA Line 12 Column B Missing Subtraction While Column C Shows Unexpected Addition
  • CA Form 3514 Page 2 Line 18 Business Income or (loss) Does Not Include Spouse SE Income from K-1
  • IA 134 Line 18 IA S Corp Apportionment Credit Does Not Flow to IA 148 Column D (Credit Code 11)

 

This release is available for download April 29, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
May 1, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0501

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Fiduciary

  • CT Form 1041FA Page 2 Column 2 Truncates Percentage When Entered as 1.0000 (100%)
  • MD Fatal Maryland Diagnostic Ref 27115 Generates Erroneously When Filing Date Entered
  • MD E-file Reject FORM510-02400-020 Form 510 Line 22 Doesn't Account For Line 18a Amount When Amending

S Corporate

  • MD E-file Reject FORM510-02400-020 Form 510 Line 22 Doesn't Account For Line 18a Amount When Amending

This update is available for download May 1, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
May 13, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0507

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Operators

Exempt

  • US 990-EZ Line 36 Unable to Check Yes When Schedule N and Disposition Present

 

Partnership

  • AL Schedule EPT-K1 Column E Taxable Income Not Including Section 179 Deduction
  • NY IRC Section 168(k) Depreciation Adjustment Not Flowing

 

Individual

  • IA Form IA-1040 Line 36b Uses Wrong Interest Rate

 

This update available for download May 7, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
May 14, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0514

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Fiduciary

  • CT Form 1041FA Page 2 Column 2 Truncates Percentage When Entered as 1.0000 (100%)
  • MA Form 2 Line 42 - Calculation Challenge
  • MN Form Schedule KF Not Properly Displaying the Year YYYY Missing

Individual

  • MA E-file Payment Overstated in Efile Return Wizard
  • NC E-file Reject: /FormNCNOL/Part1/ExcessBusLossOthInc
  • PA-40 line 28 and 29 Calculating on Amended Return
  • US Form 843 Line 6 Not Populated When Entry is Present in Screen 61 (Code 16)


Partnership

  • MA Schedule 3K-1 Line 41b Not Flowing From Schedule 3K-1 Line 16
  • MO PTE Line 1 Reduced by Guaranteed Payments
  • US Diagnostic Ref. 9743 When PDF Attached to Form 3468 NPS Certified Historic

 

This update is available for download as of May 14, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
May 22, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0521

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Individual

  • PA Form REV-276 Adds Back Other Credits When Calculating Amount of Payment

 

This update is available for download May 21, 2025.

IntuitAlicia
Employee
May 29, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0529

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Exempt

  • US 990-T, Form 3800 Part III Line 4a Column H is Not Populated When Non-Passive
  • US Form 990-T E-File Reject /IRS990T/Organization501IndicatorGrp/Organization501cTypeTxt

Individual

  • AR Form AR-OI Includes Expenses From US Form 8829 in AR-OI Depreciation Fields
  • AR Form 4684 Line 15 Disaster Losses
  • MS Form 80-108 Page 2 is Missing and Causing EF Rejection
  • RI Form RI-1040 line 14i Calculates Incorrect When RI E-file Extension Selected
  • VA Filing Instructions Indicate $0 Refund When Refund is Due

This release is available for download May 29, 2025

IntuitAlicia
Employee
June 4, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0604

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Exempt

  • US E-file Reject F3800-602 Unable to Attach Form 3468 When Required

 

This release is available for download June 4, 2025