Federal

On a federal return, if a form has the watermark "IRS draft form - DO not mail," that form is still in development. These forms can still be e-filed, but they cannot be paper filed until the watermark has been removed. The watermark will be removed with an update when the form is approved for paper-filing.

States

If a state return displays a watermark across the top of the form, it is still in development. The form can be printed for the taxpayer's information, but it should not be paper-filed. The watermark will be removed with an update when the form is ready for official use.

The watermark text may say "TAXPAYER COPY ONLY - DO NOT MAIL THIS FORM" or "Draft Form - CLIENT COPY ONLY - Do not mail this form - DRAFT."

Some states have additional restrictions on forms that have not been approved, see Drake Tax - OH - Forms Not Printing; Only Numbers Printing for details.

Also see Drake Tax - NY: Watermark on Forms and Drake Tax - Watermarks Available in View/Print for Documents and Sets for more information.