The Florida Department of Revenue has made us aware that their Modernized e-File (MeF) production application is currently backlogged on sending ACKs due to the large number of incoming submissions. Some of these submissions have post mark dates of 3/11/2023 - 3/13/2023.
No action is required by you. They are working to process this backlog as quickly as possible.
The IRS has announced an upcoming extended maintenance window for their MeF Production and Testing Systems on Sunday, March 19, 2023, from 12:01 am. until 10:00 am. Eastern time.
Please monitor the MeF Operational Status page for any future updates.
During this time you will be able to continue transmitting your returns to our Electronic Filing Center (EFC); however, we will be unable to send to the IRS or retrieve acknowledgements (acks) until the MeF system is back online.
IRS warns taxpayers of new filing season scams involving Form W-2 wages; those filing fake returns face potential penalties, investigation.
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today to warn taxpayers of new scams that urge people to use wage information on a tax return to claim false credits in hopes of getting a big refund.
One scheme, which is circulating on social media, encourages people to use tax software to manually fill out Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, and include false income information. In this W-2 scheme, scam artists suggest people make up large income and withholding figures as well as the employer it is coming from. Scam artists then instruct people to file the bogus tax return electronically in hopes of getting a substantial refund – sometimes as much as five figures – due to the large amount of withholding.
The IRS along with the Security Summit partners in the tax industry and the states, are actively watching for this scheme and others. In addition, the IRS works with payroll companies and large employers – as well as the Social Security Administration – to verify W-2 information.
For anyone who has participated in one of these schemes, there are several options that the IRS recommends. People can amend a previous tax return or consult with a trusted tax professional.
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Some Refunds Today systems will be impacted and may be temporarily unavailable during the unscheduled maintenance window.
Tuesday, March 7, 10pm ET - 10:30pm ET
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we continue to enhance our systems to offer you the best experience possible for the 2022 Tax Season.
Some Refunds Today systems will be impacted and may be temporarily unavailable during the unscheduled maintenance window.
Tuesday, March 7, 10pm ET - 10:30pm ET
For your convenience, please reference tutorials below on how to print bank product checks, align checks, and how to void and reprint a check:
February 17, 2023
Updated:
Content updates for South Carolina are now available for download.
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February 16, 2023
The South Carolina DOR has posted an updated schema, version 1.1, for Business returns. Cutover to the new schema will occur at 6 pm ET on Thursday, February 16th.