Update: State News: Maine Delay in Processing Returns

Important Updates

1. Continue e-filing and paper-filing returns as usual. 
2. Maine will continue to pull all MeF returns from the IRS daily:1040, 1120, 941P, and 1041.
3. Maine will continue to accept paper returns.
4. There is no need to change the way you would have originally filed a return
5. All returns are processed by date received – which is the date they are pulled from the IRS or received by mail
6. The stoppage is not related to MeF or paper forms, but an internal processing error on 1040 returns which is being corrected.

We will update this post when additional information is made available.

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Please review the important message below from the Maine Revenue Services.

Maine Revenue Services has initiated an emergency stop for all MeF return processing due to an internal return processing issue not related to MeF. No additional information is available at this time. We will update this post when additional information is available.