Testing is not a requirement if you will be electronically filing your tax returns through TaxSlayer Pro. Test transmissions are possible in December during a short time frame before January 1. After that time frame, any return you transmit is considered a live return.
After transmitting a return, whether a test return or not, the program prints the Transmission Confirmation Report. Receipt of this report verifies that we received your transmission and that your computer is communicating properly with the TaxSlayer Pro secure servers.
Several hours before the start of processing live returns, the TaxSlayer Pro secure servers will be cleared of all returns. Any return received by the TaxSlayer Pro secure servers prior to 6 PM EST on the day before electronic filing begins will be considered a test return and will not be processed.
To send a test return in TaxSlayer Pro, from the Quick Menu select:
- E-File
- Transmit Electronic Return(s) - Ensure the return you wish to transmit is in the Transmission table. If it's not there, select the Add button to add it. (If it's not available to be added, it has either not been marked for electronic filing or has not been marked as complete.)
- Transmit
- Connect
After transmission, you'll be taken to the Reports menu. Select to print the Transmission Confirmation Report. It will open in PDF form. If you wish to print it to paper, you may do so, and if it printed successfully to paper, answer Yes to the question regarding the report printing correctly
Note: Business returns are transmitted in real time continuously all year. Do not send business test returns unless you create a dummy return for testing purposes only. Any business return that is transmitted will be processed by the TaxSlayer Pro servers.