IRS 1040 Cutover Dates

IRS Modernized E-File, the system that processes electronically-filed individual returns, will shut down on November 18th. At that time, the agency will perform annual maintenance and reprogram the system for the upcoming 2018 tax filing season. As a result, any taxpayer needing to file a return after November 18th and before the system is restored must do so on paper. After the shutdown occurs, Tax Year 2014 returns will no longer be accepted for e-filing.

The Wolters Kluwer TAA Electronic Filing Center (EFC) will stop accepting 1040 transmissions at the close of business on Friday, November 17, 2017. Doing so should allow adequate time for the states to retrieve their transmissions from IRS, process them and return acknowledgements to the EFC. Customers will be able to retrieve their 1040 and state acknowledgements from the EFC thru the mid-December timeframe when the Business cutover will take place.

IRS has not yet announced their system cutover schedule for Business returns. In addition, IRS has also not announced the opening of return filing for Tax Year 2017 at this time.

For Tax Year 2016, E-File Closes on Nov. 18; After That, Disaster Victims, Others Need to File on Paper

WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today reminded people, including those in disaster areas, who want to file a 2016 tax return electronically to do so by Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. Filing of paper tax returns will remain available after that date.

IRS Modernized e-file, the system that processes electronically-filed individual returns, will shut down after Nov. 18 so the agency can perform annual maintenance and to enable the IRS to reprogram the system for the upcoming 2018 tax-filing season.

As a result, any taxpayer needing to file after Nov. 18 will need to do so on paper.

While most individuals have already filed their 2016 federal tax returns, certain taxpayers may qualify for an extension until Jan. 31, 2018. This includes taxpayers who live in a federally declared disaster area, have a U.S. tax filing obligation, and had previously obtained a valid 6-month extension of time to file their federal tax return. The federally declared disaster areas include hurricane and tropical storm victims in Georgia, Florida, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and parts of Texas, Louisiana and South Carolina, as well as wildfire victims in parts of California.

See the IRS disaster relief page and e-file page for more information.