{"id":41534,"date":"2019-03-01T13:41:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?post_type=support&#038;p=41534"},"modified":"2019-03-07T13:18:15","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T19:18:15","slug":"determining-final-tax-forms","status":"publish","type":"support","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/support\/%topic%\/determining-final-tax-forms\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Know Which Tax Forms Are Final and Ready for Filing and Which Forms Aren\u2019t Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re ready to file your taxes, you\u2019ll want to know which tax forms are final and which forms are still being finalized. To find out if a particular tax form is final:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For federal form info, go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-software\/updates-back-editions\/federal-forms-available.html\">Federal Form Updates for Tax Preparation Software<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For state form info, go to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-software\/updates-back-editions\/state-forms-available.html\">State Form Updates for Tax Preparation Software<\/a><\/strong> and choose your state from the drop-down.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional Info About Finalized Tax Forms<\/h2>\n<p>You can also check your forms from within your H&amp;R Block Tax Software. To check if forms are final through the software:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your return in the H&amp;R Block Tax Software.<\/li>\n<li>On the toolbar, click the <strong>Forms\u00a0<\/strong>button to open <strong>Forms Central<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The forms you\u2019re currently using will be listed, with the availability of the form in the <strong>Status\u00a0<\/strong>column.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For more state form information:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the <strong>H&amp;R Block Tax Software Update <\/strong><strong>Center<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>State Updates<\/strong>, click the <strong>Forms Available\u00a0<\/strong>link for state form information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The form will have a green check if it&#8217;s finalized in the most current update.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you\u2019re ready to file your taxes, you\u2019ll want to know which tax forms are final and which forms are still being finalized. To find out if a particular tax form is final: For federal form info, go to Federal Form Updates for Tax Preparation Software. 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