About Statuses

The return status allows you to stay informed about which processing stage a return is currently at, from rolling forward to printing the return.

The return status can be manually or automatically assigned as a result of certain operations. For example, you can set Personal Taxprep to automatically update the return status after printing the return.

The return status has no effect on the operations performed using of the file and does not limit them in any way. For example, a return with the "Printed" status can be reprinted at any time.

The return status can have a predefined value or a customized value. Here is a table that shows the different predefined values:

Value	When this value is assigned, it means that …
Rolled forward	The return has been rolled forward. Personal Taxprep automatically assigns this value when a return is rolled forward.
Not prepared	The return is ready to receive the client's information regarding the current fiscal year.
Documents received	The documents required to prepare the return have been received.
Scanned	The documents required to prepare the return have been scanned and attached to the client file.
In progress	The return is currently being processed. Personal Taxprep automatically assigns this value to the return status when a new return is created or a rolled forward return is modified.
Pending	Processing of the return is temporarily suspended until missing information is provided.
To review	The return is ready to be checked by the reviewer.
In review	The return is currently being reviewed.
Reviewed	The reviewer has completed the review; certain errors may need to be corrected or the return may be ready to print.
Ready to print	The return is ready to print.
Printed	The return has been printed.
Collated	The forms and documents required for the client's return have been collated and the return is ready to be authorized by the client.
Sent to client	The return has been delivered to the client to be authorized.
Authorized by client	The client gave the authorization to send the return to the tax authorities.
Completed	The return has been sent to both the client and the tax authorities.
Billed	The bill for filing the return has been made.
Amended	The return has been corrected and filed again after having been received once by the tax authorities.

The print status indicates if the return has been printed.

The print status is automatically attributed by Personal Taxprep following the printing of the returns by the user.

There are two types of print statuses:

Type	Description
T1 Print	Indicates the print status for the federal return.
TP1 Print	Indicates the print status for the Québec return.

This table shows the various possible values of print statuses:

Value	When this value is assigned, it means that …
None	The return was not printed.
Printed (Office)	The return has been printed with the Print Tax Returns command.

The EFILE status of a return or a form indicates where the return or the form is at in the transmission stage and allows Personal Taxprep  to filter the returns or forms that can be transmitted.

The EFILE status is different from the return status. Therefore, it is possible that the status of a return is "In Progress" and the EFILE status is "Eligible."

The EFILE status is automatically allocated by Personal Taxprep following certain operations; you can also manually modify the EFILE status.

This table shows the various possible values of EFILE statuses: 

Value	When this value is assigned, it means that …
Not applicable	The return or the form has not been selected for data transmission.
Not eligible	Based on information in the return, the return or the form does not meet the eligibility criteria.
Eligible	Based on information in the return, the return or the form meets the electronic filing eligibility criteria. This status does not indicate that the return or the form preparation process has been completed.
Accepted	The tax authorities have accepted the transmitted return or form and will begin processing it. If this is a return, an acknowledgement of receipt has been received. If this is a return, a confirmation number has been received.
Accepted with condition (Authorization EFILE status only)	The tax authorities have accepted the AUTHORIZATION form that has been transmitted, but a condition has been issued. To begin processing the AUTHORIZATION, the condition must be complied with. A confirmation number has been received.
Rejected	The tax authorities have rejected the return or the form that has been transmitted. Based on the error codes transmitted by the tax authorities, you must correct the situation in order to retransmit .