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SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PERSONAL INCOME TAX
Q. Do I need to submit a "Letter of Intent" to use Delaware forms in our software packages?
A. No, Delaware does not require a "Letter of Intent" from software developers.
Q. What is the approval process for substitute Delaware PIT forms?
A. Please view the PIT Approval Process page for specifics.
Q. When are draft PIT forms released?
A. The Resident, Non-Resident and EZ drafts are usually released in mid-August.
The Miscellaneous drafts are released around mid-October. Please see our PIT Timeline for this year's dates.
Q. How do I tell if a form has changed from last year?
A. A Revision Date is located in the lower, right-hand corner of each form. Please ensure that the Revision Date on your form matches the one on our Draft Forms page.
Q. Do I have to re-submit a form for Design Approval if a form hasn't changed from last year?
A. No. If the form has not changed from the previous year and you have already received Design Approval on this form, then you do not need to re-submit the form for this year's Design Approval.
Q. Do my substitute forms for Design Approval have to contain taxpayer data?
A. No. Blank forms are preferred.
Q. Can I submit a PDF for Design Approval?
A. Yes, though please make sure it is high-quality (i.e. not scanned).
Q. Why will a form be rejected during the Design Approval process?
A. The most common causes of rejection during the Design Approval process include:
• Fields and checkboxes that are too small or large in height and/or width.
• Lines, checkboxes and fields that lay, sit or hang from other lines and/or are merged together.
• The "Do Not Write or Staple in this Area" boxes are too small.
• Checkboxes are incorrectly labeled or are in the wrong order.
• Content errors; misspellings.
Q. What if a draft form changes after we've received initial Design Approval?
A. We will do our best to notify everyone who has received initial Design Approval that a form has changed. Most often these are minor changes and we only request that you make the change and resubmit your changed copy for our records. We do not require you to receive a second initial approval unless the changes are significant, but we do require that you submit an updated form for our records.
Q. How long does the Design Approval process take?
A. From the time we receive your submission in-hand (either via e-mail or mail), we ask that you allow one week for us to approve the form. If you have not heard from us after a week, please call and/or e-mail the appropriate contact on the Contacts for Software Developers page to check the status of your submission.
Q. How do I check the status of a submission?
A. Please call and/or e-mail the correct Forms Approval contact.
Q. Where do I find 2D specs and information
A. 2D Specs for PIT forms.
Q. Where do I find information on 200ES forms?
A. 200ES Specs.
Q. Do we need to replicate the OCR scanline on 200ES forms?
A. The Delaware Division of Revenue will accept submissions with or
without the scanline.
Q. Will Revenue accept submissions of blank 200ES forms for approval?
A. Yes.
Q. Will Revenue accept PDFs or hardcopies for the 200ES forms approval?
A. Either PDF or hardcopy is acceptable.
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