Adjust reminder settings on returns
Payment reminders help taxpayers remember to make voucher payments. Reminders to sign help taxpayers remember to review and sign their returns. They can be set per return during processing or changed after delivery on one or more returns.
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- Reminders need to be enabled in the firm'sReturns Settings.
- Payment reminders are not delivered for paid vouchers or expired vouchers.
- Reminders to sign aren't delivered after the return deadline but can be turned on.
- Taxpayers can adjust voucher reminder settings after signing a return (including turning them off).
Processing: Setting Reminders During Processing
- Go to theDeliverysection during processing.
- Go to theReminderssection.
- Select the switch to turn on or turn off voucher and signing reminders on the return.
- Select a reminder time frame from the dropdown for each reminder type.
- Finish processing the return.
After Delivery: Adjusting Reminders on a Single Return
- Select theAction(...) menu.
- SelectSend Reminder.
- Select theScheduled Automated Reminderstab.
- Go to theSend Voucher Reminder beforedropdown and select how many days before the due date the reminder will be delivered.
- Go to theSend Signing Reminder beforedropdown and select how many days after the initial delivery or most recent reminder email the next reminder will be delivered.
- Select the switch next to the Voucher or Signing reminder dropdown to turn reminders on or off.
- SelectSaveto apply any changes made.
After Delivery: Adjusting Reminders on Multiple Returns
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When you select
Send Reminder
, it shows your firm's default settings. It doesn’t show the current settings for that return. To view the current settings for a specific return, use the Action
menu. - Mark the checkbox to the left of the taxpayer's name.
- Select theSend Reminderbutton.
- Select theSchedule Automated Remindertab.
- Select the switch to the left of the Voucher or Signing reminder dropdown to turn reminders on or off.
- Go to theSend Voucher Reminder beforedropdown and select how many days before the due date the reminder will be delivered.
- Go to theSend Signing Reminder beforedropdown and select how many days after the initial delivery or most recent reminder email the next reminder will be delivered.noteAutomated reminders to sign won’t be delivered after the filing deadline.
- SelectSaveto apply any changes made.