"even though I am reluctantly accepting it."

Because she's right, but you didn't like the answer?

"By doing the books monthly, when January comes along all I have to do is process December, some year end entries and it is ready to go."

The data might be ready, but you know the Government is still working out details. Do you subscribe to their e-newsletters that would tell you it has nothing to do with your data, or even with Intuit's forms, but the food chain from Congress, on down to you? The Government makes great info available.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/e-news-subscriptions