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Messages help you keep track of correspondence with your tax professional. This article gives a brief introduction to the messages feature.
TaxCaddy.com on PC, Mac, or tablet
This article covers Messages when using TaxCaddy.com on a PC, Mac, or tablet.
You can select
Messages
to go to the
Messages
screen to view and send messages to your tax professional.
Select Messages from the Overview screen
If you have any unread messages from your tax professional, you'll notice an alert appears in the task panel of the screen. You can select this notification to open the
Unread Messages
screen of your
Task List
.
Unread messages banner
You can select
VIEW ALL MESSAGES
to go to the
Messages
screen where all of your existing message threads will appear, not only those with unread messages.
Select VIEW ALL MESSAGES
Once on the
Messages
screen, you can select a thread listed in the
Message Threads
panel to view the messages in that thread, or you can select
New Message
to create a new thread. When you open or create a thread, it appears in the panel.
Message threads
The red badge indicates the number of unread messages in each thread.
New message in thread
Associate messages with specific documents by messaging from the document's message panel. There are
Message
panels on the questionnaire, each document, and on each version of your tax return.
Select SEND
iOS mobile app
Sign in to the TaxCaddy mobile app and tap
Messages
.
Select Messages on iOS
If you have any unread messages from your tax professional, you'll notice an alert appears at the beginning of your
Task List
. You can tap this notification to be taken directly to your unread messages.
New message alert on iOS
Tap a thread to view messages or tap the floating icon to create a new thread. The red badge shown in a thread indicates the number of unread messages in that thread.
Floating New Message icon
Opening a message thread will let you view messages sent by you and your tax professional. Tap
Reply to message...
, type a message, then tap the
Send
icon to send a new message to your tax professional.
Enter your message into the Reply to Message field
Associate messages with specific documents by messaging from the document's message panel -- tap the
Messages
icon from the Document Viewer panel. There are message panels on the questionnaire, each document, tax payments, invoices, and each version of your tax return.
Select the Message icon from the Document Viewer panel
Android mobile App
Sign in to the TaxCaddy mobile app, tap the
Menu
icon, then tap
Messages
.
Select Messages on Android
If you have any unread messages from your tax professional, you'll notice an alert appears at the beginning of your
Task List
. You can tap this notification to be taken directly to your unread messages.
Unread message banner on Android
Tap a thread to view messages or tap the floating
icon
to create a new thread. A red badge indicates the number of unread messages in its thread.
Floating New Message icon
Opening a message thread will let you view messages sent by you and your tax professional. Tap
Reply to message...
, enter a message then tap the
Send
icon to send a new message to your tax professional.
Enter the message in the Reply field
Associate messages with specific documents by messaging from the document's message panel. To do this, tap the
Messages
icon from document view. There are message panels on the questionnaire, each document, and on each version of your tax return.
Select the Message icon on Android

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