Bob, it is a BFD. The last four years, minimum, I have had to explain to clients that there were software issues with my very expensive high end software that will delay me timely getting their return to them. All the while Intuit is running their advertising for FREE, FREE, FREE software. My client's wonder why this FREE product is ready but not mine, the professional product. Then Intuit expects us to pay 9 months before the product is even available for a less than 10% discount on buggy software. Those bugs have to be discovered by the users, making us beta testers for them during our busy time, at no cost to Intuit. I have had farmers' returns due on 3/1 and after being notified of said bugs, they determine in all their brilliance to have the fix ready by 3/3 AND there is no said workaround to assist one to meet the 3/1 deadline. In 33 years at this game, I have yet to meet a client that is impressed or jumps for joy with getting an IRS notice.  Four years of finding bugs and waiting for fixes, I should of switched and I would have spent less or the same time converting and learning the new software. Fudge, that says a lot about my stubbornness. 

Unreal. Their programmers copied last year's ES payment deadlines into this year. PPM. And we have to pay the price AGAIN. But hey, renewal of ProSeries for the 2021 program is open!   NOT! This further demonstrates what Intuit invests in. And it's not programmers for the professional products.

What is going on this year with ProSeries? I've been using and efiling since 2000 and NOW my EFIN number is not validated? I have efiled returns already and they were accepted using the same EFIN.  I am tired of being treating this way from Intuit. Was my cash not as good as free turbo tax filers?

Thank you Lisa. I had a client today ask me why do I stay with Intuit when I have to explain to him, the client, year after year that the software is the reason I can't complete his return more timely. I have sent some salesmen questions based on the problems I am having with ProSeries professional today to see where they are at and will start evaluating May 1 and hopefully have the switch in process by June. I'll finish 2020 on the new software to get some real time training using the software without the pressure of deadlines. After the last 4 years, I am done with this additional stress. I see after my phone call to tech support, that the form now says it will be efile ready 2/25 today, still late should we have our normal spring blizzards for the farmers to get back in here, but we'll deal with that know issue as best as possible to meet the deadline. Thank the lord for portals, zoom and telephones. 

I have 50 farmer returns impacted by not having Schedule J ready! Waiting for them to get this to me on March 4th is not an option. The average savings is 5,434 dollars. I cannot sign a return with that big of ERROR and state that "to the BEST of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete!" I KNOW they are not true, correct and complete. My software is sorely lacking!! in accuracy.