Reminder: EFC and IRS Shutdown for TY 2022 - 2024 - Individual and Business Returns

IRS has announced its MeF (e-file) shutdown and cutover for Tax Year 2024. To ensure that all individual and business tax returns e-filed through the MeF system are processed in a timely manner, submissions must occur before IRS shuts down the system on Friday, December 26, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.

Electronic Filing Center (EFC) Maintenance/Shutdown

To prepare for the upcoming season and to ensure that all individual and business returns for tax year 2024 are processed timely, Wolters Kluwer will shut down the Electronic Filing Center (EFC) on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at 10:00 PM EST (in advance of the IRS Modernized e-File (MeF) Production Shutdown) for the following returns:

• Individual (1040 Series)
• Partnership (1065)
• Corporation (1120)
• S Corporation (1120S)
• Fiduciary (1041)
• Employee Benefit Plans (5500)
• Exempt Organization (990 Series)
• 94X Series
• All other return types not listed including state, local, and school district returns

This maintenance will end no later than the date that the IRS opens for tax year 2025, which is yet to be announced. During this maintenance period, you will NOT be able to:

• Transmit returns
• Receive acknowledgements (acks)

Final Day for Electronic Filing of 2022 Returns

Saturday, December 20, 2025, is the final day that tax year 2022 returns can be electronically filed. Any acknowledgements must be retrieved by the user no later than December 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM EST for TY22 e-files. EFC for TY22 will not be available after December 26,2025 at 11:30 PM EST to pick up these acknowledgements.

CCH iFirm Scheduled Maintenance July 24th

CCH iFirm will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 11:00 PM EST Thursday, July 24th until 4:00 AM EST Friday, July 25th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

State News: Michigan Delay in Processing Individual Income Tax Returns

Please be advised that we have received the following information from the Michigan Treasury Department.

Michigan is experiencing delays in processing individual income tax production returns. We are working to resolve the issue and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your customers.

IRS News: IRS Statement on Delay in Processing Some Electronic Payments

The IRS is aware that there is a delay in processing some electronic payments, and that some taxpayers are receiving IRS notices indicating a balance due even though payments were made timely.

Who is affected: Taxpayers who paid tax reported due on their tax return electronically may see payments on their accounts as pending, although the IRS has received payment through their banking institution. The notice may have been initiated before the payment was processed on the account, or the payment may have been processed but contained errors and requires additional handling to address the error before updating the tax account.

No phone call needed: Taxpayers who receive a notice but paid the tax they owed in full and on time, electronically, do not need to respond to the notice at this time. Taxpayers may monitor the status of their payments by viewing the payment activity page in their IRS online account where they will be able to view their payment history as well as pending payments that are being processed. If a taxpayer has checked their online account and does not see the payment processed by July 15, they may call the number on their notice.

Note that any associated penalties and interest will be automatically adjusted when the payment(s) are applied correctly by the IRS.

Taxpayers who paid only part of the tax reported due on their return and cannot full pay the remaining amount they owe should visit IRS.gov/opa to set up a payment plan for the remaining balance or follow instructions on the notice to request additional collection alternatives.

For affected taxpayers, the IRS apologizes for the inconvenience this delay in processing your payment has caused.

Click here for the IRS Notice.

Client Accounting Suite/Premier (CAS/P) version 24.4 is available

The 24.4 version of CAS/P is now available from the Solution Center or via the auto-update feature in CAS/P. It includes the following regulatory updates.

*Remember to close CAS/P on all workstations prior to applying the update.

Regulatory Updates

The following regulatory information is now available for Client Accounting Suite and Client Accounting Suite Premier:

• 2025 Federal Forms update
• The 2025 941x, 943x and 944x are included in blank forms.

• 2025 State State Returns - - form updates for the following states are included in this update:
• Delaware


• 2025 State Withholding Rates - The following state withholding calculations have been updated for 2025:

• Idaho
• Utah

Note: As other states change their rates for 204, we will provide updates on the support website.

Scheduled Updates

• September 2025- Client Accounting Suite 24.5- State Withholding and form updates

Update:State News: Michigan is Experiencing Delays in Processing Individual Tax Returns

****Update from the Michigan Department of Treasury***

The backlog has been cleared.

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Please read the important message below that we have received from the Michigan Department of Treasury. We will update this blog when more information is available.

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MICHIGAN TREASURY UPDATE – April 15, 2025

MeF Individual Income Tax

Michigan is experiencing delays in processing individual income tax production returns. We are working to resolve the issue and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and your customers.

CCH iFirm Scheduled Maintenance Tonight

CCH iFirm will be temporarily unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 11:00 PM EST Friday, April 4th, until12:00 AM EST Saturday, April 5th. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.