I'm getting conflicting answers. Some of the state websites say to file, even with a loss, but a CPA told me that filing wasn't necessary if all of the states had a Net Taxable Income Loss. In the event that I do, can I generate the proper returns in ProSeries Basic, or will I have to prepare in Professional? I'm praying I can do it in Basic because my client has a lot of carryforward information that I REALLY don't want to have to manually input in Professional.

I just want to be sure as I don't want any issues for my client.