When going through the E-file Wizard, if the summary shows a $0 amount instead of a refund or an amount due and the Send E-file Returns Now button is grayed out, review the information below.
This issue may occur if you used data conversion and are trying to e-file clients in the same year they were converted from (for example, e-filing a return in 20YY Lacerte that was converted from 20YY ATX). This is due to missing information in converted clients, since they are designed only for use in the next year's tax software. It's usually possible to e-file them for the current year by following these steps to fill in a gap in the database:
- Go to Screen 1, Client Information.
- Scroll down to the Taxpayer Information section.
- Edit the First name by adding a character such as X to the end, then click off of the name field.
- Select the First name and remove the X.
- Now that the client's full name is complete in the database, you should also notice that the title of the Lacerte window shows the client's name, where it was previously missing.
- If you only see the client number in the window title, try the previous steps again (you can also try to delete both the first and last name and re-enter).
- Attempt to e-file the return.
