TaxSlayer ProWeb's PrepCheck is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to help answer your tax questions. It can research federal and state questions, referencing the official IRS or state form instructions and the TaxSlayer Pro knowledgebase.
Ask PrepCheck a question, and it will mine its resources for the answer, then present its results along with one or more reference links to the source of its answer.
Where to find PrepCheck in TaxSlayer ProWeb
PrepCheck is located in the left side menu on the TaxSlayer ProWeb Welcome page:
PrepCheck is also located in the left side menu on the tax return (Form 1040):
How to use PrepCheck
Click PrepCheck, enter a question, then click the send icon
PrepCheck will respond:
Caveats:
- PrepCheck's answer is influenced by how you ask the question, so it's best to use natural conversational language and include the specific year, form, state, return type, etc. that you are researching.
- Verify the response for accuracy by selecting the provided reference links.
- PrepCheck might respond "There is no relevant information available for above question" for the following reasons:
- It didn't understand the question. You may want to clarify the question or ask in a different way.
- The question isn't covered in any of PrepCheck's resources. For example, the question may relate to another agency of the federal or state government.