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

Latest Update: Version 45.0612 - Release 8

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Fiduciary

• OR Credit for Income Taxes Paid to Other State(s) Calculates Line 1 Incorrectly When Filing Date Present

Individual

• IN 529 Savings Plan Credit Name Change
• MD Form 505 Date of Residence Truncated
• TX Tax Summary Amount Differs From Form 05-169 Lines 15, 16, and 17

Partnership

• TX Tax Summary Amount Differs From Form 05-169 Lines 15, 16, and 17

Operators

• Client Unlock F4 Indicates File in Use When Checked
• Printing Client Copy to PDF and Preparer Copy to DMS Never Prompt PDF Save Location

This release is available for download June 12, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0625 - Release 8.5

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Corporate

• NY F1 Help for field "Interest Paid" in Screen 47.093 Appears Outdated
• NY CT-400-MN Shows Incorrect Quarterly Payment Amounts With Mandatory First Installment
• TN Schedule K-S, Schedule M, Line 11 Not Calculated

Individual

• IA Low Income Exemption Qualifications Unclear

Partnership

• IL Diagnostic Ref. 56404 Messaging References Step 9 Missing Step 10 With Unclear Input
• VA PTET Calculation for Owners Taxable Income Incorrect

S Corporate

• IL E-file Validation Error is Causing a Transmission Failure on the Form 2220 When a Short Year
• VA PTET Calculation for Owners Taxable Income Incorrect

Operators

• Lacerte 2024 Release 8.5 Changes to Background Updater

This release is available for download June 25, 2025

Latest Update: Version 45.0716

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Individual

• MO Regular NOL Carryforward Added Back on Form MO-A

Partnership

• VT Form BI-473 Line 6 Incorrectly Reports Negative Amount

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0723

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Individual

• NC Form NC-NOL Part 2a Column A is Incorrect

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0806

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Corporate

• OH RITA Form 27, Line 3B Checked When Amounts Are The Same

Individual

• CA 2025 ES Worksheet referencing wrong year
• MO Form MO-1040 Page 2 Line 1 Federal AGI not limited to Zero
• MT Non-Resident Page 4 and 5 Do Not Generate When Only Capital Gains Exist 
• SC 1040 Standard Deduction for DOB January 1 1960 Treated as 65 or Older 

Partnership

• OH RITA Form 27, Line 3B Checked When Amounts Are The Same
• US Form 8308 Part IV (b2) Number of units only allows three digits in print

S Corporation

• OH RITA Form 27, Line 3B Checked When Amounts Are The Same 
• US E-File Reject R0000-236 for Form 7205 Statement
• WI 5S Part II Line 16c Column C Meals and Entertainment Subtracting Instead of Adding

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0813

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Fiduciary

• MA Sch B Line 8 Total Adjustments. Add lines 5, 6, 7a and 7b does not Total Correctly

Individual

• 2024 IND TX Tax Summary Amount is Incorrect

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0820

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Corporate

• NJ Estimate Payment Reject: Error /ReturnState/ReturnHeaderState/Header/FedBusActCode: Data in the filing is missing or invalid. Please double check your entries

Individual

• AZ AZ-140 Line 56 not calculating the credit for a spouse with an ITIN
• AZ Unexpected Tuition Subtraction Reported on Other Subtractions Line H
• PA SCH D Cost or Basis Includes Accrued Market Discount When Separate Schedule D

Partnership

• PA: Error while getting Calculation Data with QSB stock sale

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0827

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Exempt

• US Schedule A (Form 990-T) Part 2 Line 11 Doubles When Section 179 Present

Tax Planner

• 2024 Tax Planner Results in Error During Calculation After Exporting NY Clients

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0904

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Individual

• LA Form IT-540-2D address line - Apartment Number entry not appearing in XML after validation

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.

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Latest Update: Version 45.0909

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Fiduciary

• IL Critical E-file Diagnostic Ref. 49152 Does Not Clear When PDF is Attached

Individual

• MN Schedule PTE Line 25 Multiples by the Number Instead of the Percentage From Line 6

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.