Thursday, December 22, 2016

IRS MeF Shutdown/Cutover Schedule (Individual and Business)

Review this comprehensive checklist to ensure your office is ready for the fast approaching 2017 filing season.

Please monitor the MeF Status Page for any updates IRS MeF Status


To ensure that all Form 1040 tax returns e-filed through the Modernized e-File (MeF) system are processed timely, this year’s1040 MeF Production Shutdown/Cutover and acknowledgment retrieval schedule has been established. It is imperative that everyone adhere to the schedule shown below.


1040 MeF Shutdown/Cutover Schedule

  • IRS stopped accepting returns and delivering acks at 11:59am EST Wednesday November 30, 2016.  
  • Included in this announcement are e-files for Tax Years 2013, 2014 and 2015.   
    • After the cutoff time, the Electronic Filing Center (EFC) will not accept Individual Returns (Federal and State) until IRS comes back online January 23, 2017
    • Customers may continue picking up acknowledgements from the EFC through mid-December.
  • 1040 efile opening date is Monday January 23, 2017. At that time, current year 2016 returns plus 2015 and 2014 prior year returns will be efileable.
IRS Announcement: IR-2016-167, Dec. 9, 2016                                                                            
excerpts below and link to full article posted soon 

WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits to expect a longer wait for refunds.
....
The IRS reminds taxpayers that a new law requires the IRS to hold refunds claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) until Feb. 15. In addition, the IRS wants taxpayers to be aware it will take several days for these refunds to be released and processed through financial institutions. Factoring in weekends and the President’s Day holiday, the IRS cautions that many affected taxpayers may not have actual access to their refunds until the week of Feb. 2




Business MeF Shutdown/Cutover Schedule
  • IRS shut down for business efile is Dec 26th.  
  • ATX EFC stops accepting federal and state efiles at 9:00pm EDT December 22nd.  This includes 2015, 2014, and 2013 efiles. 
    • ATX stops efiling a few days prior to IRS to allow agencies to post their acknowledgements for pick up.  Not all state agencies process returns in “real-time”. 
    • Dec 26th is a federal holiday and ATX is closed Dec 23-26. 
  • The IRS will begin accepting Business tax returns on January 6, 2017.  At that time, current year 2016 returns plus 2015 and 2014 prior year returns will be efileable.

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

IRS 1040 and Business Efile Shutdown/Cutover Schedule

Review this comprehensive checklist to ensure your office is ready for the fast approaching 2017 filing season.

Please monitor the MeF Status Page for any updates IRS MeF Status


To ensure that all Form 1040 tax returns e-filed through the Modernized e-File (MeF) system are processed timely, this year’s1040 MeF Production Shutdown/Cutover and acknowledgment retrieval schedule has been established. It is imperative that everyone adhere to the schedule shown below.


1040 MeF Shutdown/Cutover Schedule

  • IRS stopped accepting returns and delivering acks at 11:59am EST Wednesday November 30, 2016.  
  • Included in this announcement are e-files for Tax Years 2013, 2014 and 2015.   
    • After the cutoff time, the Electronic Filing Center (EFC) will not accept Individual Returns (Federal and State) until IRS comes back online January 23, 2017
    • Customers may continue picking up acknowledgements from the EFC through mid-December.
  • 1040 efile opening date is Monday January 23, 2017. At that time, current year 2016 returns plus 2015 and 2014 prior year returns will be efileable.
IRS Announcement: IR-2016-167, Dec. 9, 2016                                                                            
excerpts below and link to full article posted soon 

WASHINGTON ― The Internal Revenue Service announced today that the nation’s tax season will begin Monday, Jan. 23, 2017 and reminded taxpayers claiming certain tax credits to expect a longer wait for refunds.
....
The IRS reminds taxpayers that a new law requires the IRS to hold refunds claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Additional Child Tax Credit (ACTC) until Feb. 15. In addition, the IRS wants taxpayers to be aware it will take several days for these refunds to be released and processed through financial institutions. Factoring in weekends and the President’s Day holiday, the IRS cautions that many affected taxpayers may not have actual access to their refunds until the week of Feb. 2




Business MeF Shutdown/Cutover Schedule
  • IRS shut down for business efile is Dec 26th.  
  • TaxWise EFC stops accepting federal and state efiles at 11:59pm EDT December 22nd.  This includes 2015, 2014, and 2013 efiles. 
    • TW stops efiling a few days prior to IRS to allow agencies to post their acknowledgements for pick up.  Not all state agencies process returns in “real-time”. 
    • Dec 26th is a federal holiday and TaxWise is closed Dec 23-26. 
  • The IRS will begin accepting Business tax returns on January 6, 2017.  At that time, current year 2016 returns plus 2015 and 2014 prior year returns will be efileable.