Resolved: State News: Maine Delay in Processing Returns

 *Resolved*

Maine Revenue Services has resumed processing MeF returns.

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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.

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.

State News: Maine will stop processing 1040ME and 1041ME Sept 15 - Oct 10, 2023

We have received the below important message from the Maine Revenue Services.

As you all know, Maine is performing an upgrade to our internal software which will be completed in 1 to 2 years. As we have done in prior years for Corporate and Pass-Through, processing will be put on hold for 1040ME and 1041ME.

The last day to submit 1040ME and 1041ME returns will be Thursday September 14^th, 2023. Those returns will post (if they pass our validations) on Friday September 15^th, 2023. Any returns received at the IRS after Thursday September 14^th, 2023 will not be picked up or processed until Tuesday October 10^th, 2023. ACK’s will not be sent for those returns received after Thursday September 14^th, 2023 until we resume processing on Tuesday October 10^th, 2023.