How to update the Tax Software updates & features

This article demonstrates how to update the Tax Software.

To install updates on a transmitting computer, follow these steps:

1. In the program, click Transmit in the toolbar.

2. On the Transmit to Central Site dialog, click Transmit.

3. When the transmission is complete, click Software Updates on the Work in Progress screen. If the link for Software Updates is unavailable, no updates are available for install and the program is up to date with the features and tax law changes.

4. Click Apply All and the program installs all available updates.

To install updates on a non-transmitting computer, follow these steps:

1. From a transmitting computer, create a backup disk. To create a backup disk, follow these steps:

   1. On the Utility menu, click Updates.

   2. Click Browse and choose the location where you want to save the update files. You must back up updates to removable media such as a floppy disk or Flash drive.

2. Select the updates you want to back up and then click Create.

3. From the non-transmitting computer, insert the backup disk into the USB or disk drive.

4. On the Utility menu, click Updates.

5. On the Load Update(s) tab, click Browse. Browse to the location of the backup disk and then click OK.

6. Select the updates you want to install and then click Load.