State News: Connecticut MeF Outage September 8-10, 2023

We have received the below important message from the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services.

Connecticut will be having an MeF outage starting at noon on Friday, September 8, 2023.  The outage is expected to end at noon on Sunday, September 10, 2023.  The outage will effect all MeF tax types (IND, CORP, PART and ESTRST).

Connecticut will be honoring the IRS postmark date, as well as the requested payment date of any payment sent during this outage.

No acknowledgements will be sent during this time.

Important Reminder!: State News: Ohio Individual Income Tax MeF - Processing of submissions on hold 8/21/23 through 9/5/23

 Ohio will not send any acks back until after September 5th.

Please take note of the below important message from the Ohio Department of Taxation. 

Ohio’s Individual and School District Income Taxes are transitioning into our new NextGen system, OTS (Ohio Tax System) on 9/5/23.  In preparation for the migration to our new system, we will be shutting off the processing of MeF returns for only Individual and School District Income Tax submissions starting the very early morning hours of Monday 8/21/23 through Tuesday 9/5/23.  

• Individual and School District Income Tax submissions transmitted during this time frame will be held at the IRS and will not be picked up/processed (with acknowledgements sent) by Ohio until 9/5/23. 
• Returns submitted electronically during this timeframe will be credited with the correct submission date (i.e. IRS submission date) but the returns will not be processed, and any acceptance/rejection messaging will not be sent until 9/5/23.
• Reminder: there is no benefit in printing and mailing the returns instead of waiting for these to be processed on 9/5/23.  Paper returns can take 8 to 10 weeks to be processed.

NOTE: This affects Individual and School District Income Tax submissions only.  This DOES NOT affect any other Ohio taxes submitted electronically (i.e. Muni, Fiduciary or Pass Through Entity). 

Important! State News: Ohio Individual Income Tax MeF - Processing of submissions on hold 8/21/23 through 9/5/23

Please take note of the following important message from the Ohio Department of Taxation.

Ohio’s Individual and School District Income Taxes are transitioning into our new NextGen system, OTS (Ohio Tax System) on 9/5/23.  In preparation for the migration to our new system, we will be shutting off the processing of MeF returns for only Individual and School District Income Tax submissions starting the very early morning hours of Monday 8/21/23 through Tuesday 9/5/23.  

• Individual and School District Income Tax submissions transmitted during this time frame will be held at the IRS and will not be picked up/processed (with acknowledgements sent) by Ohio until 9/5/23. 
• Returns submitted electronically during this timeframe will be credited with the correct submission date (i.e. IRS submission date) but the returns will not be processed, and any acceptance/rejection messaging will not be sent until 9/5/23.
• Reminder: there is no benefit in printing and mailing the returns instead of waiting for these to be processed on 9/5/23.  Paper returns can take 8 to 10 weeks to be processed.

NOTE: This affects Individual and School District Income Tax submissions only.  This DOES NOT affect any other Ohio taxes submitted electronically (i.e. Muni, Fiduciary or Pass Through Entity). 

Reminder State News: Ohio Individual Income Tax MeF - Processing of submissions on hold 8/21/23 through 9/5/23

Please take note of the following important message from the Ohio Department of Taxation.

Ohio’s Individual and School District Income Taxes are transitioning into our new NextGen system, OTS (Ohio Tax System) on 9/5/23.  In preparation for the migration to our new system, we will be shutting off the processing of MeF returns for only Individual and School District Income Tax submissions starting the very early morning hours of Monday 8/21/23 through Tuesday 9/5/23.  

• Individual and School District Income Tax submissions transmitted during this time frame will be held at the IRS and will not be picked up/processed (with acknowledgements sent) by Ohio until 9/5/23. 
• Returns submitted electronically during this timeframe will be credited with the correct submission date (i.e. IRS submission date) but the returns will not be processed, and any acceptance/rejection messaging will not be sent until 9/5/23.
• Reminder: there is no benefit in printing and mailing the returns instead of waiting for these to be processed on 9/5/23.  Paper returns can take 8 to 10 weeks to be processed.

NOTE: This affects Individual and School District Income Tax submissions only.  This DOES NOT affect any other Ohio taxes submitted electronically (i.e. Muni, Fiduciary or Pass Through Entity). 

Refunds Today - Scheduled Maintenance: August Dates and Times

In preparation for the upcoming Tax season, The Refunds Today team will be performing scheduled maintenance and routine testing on the dates/times below. 

Several systems will be impacted and may be unavailable during these maintenance windows.

Friday, August 18, 10PM ET -- Monday  August 21, 6AM ET 

• Systems Impacted: Refunds Today Online, E-File, Support Pages

Friday, August 25, 10PM ET -- Monday  August 28, 6AM ET 

• Systems Impacted: Refunds Today Online, E-File, Support Pages

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we continue to enhance our systems to offer you the best experience possible.

State News: Ohio Individual Income Tax MeF - Processing of submissions on hold 8/21/23 through 9/5/23

Please take note of the following important message from the Ohio Department of Taxation.

Ohio’s Individual and School District Income Taxes are transitioning into our new NextGen system, OTS (Ohio Tax System) on 9/5/23.  In preparation for the migration to our new system, we will be shutting off the processing of MeF returns for only Individual and School District Income Tax submissions starting the very early morning hours of Monday 8/21/23 through Tuesday 9/5/23.  

• Individual and School District Income Tax submissions transmitted during this time frame will be held at the IRS and will not be picked up/processed (with acknowledgements sent) by Ohio until 9/5/23. 
• Returns submitted electronically during this timeframe will be credited with the correct submission date (i.e. IRS submission date) but the returns will not be processed, and any acceptance/rejection messaging will not be sent until 9/5/23.
• Reminder: there is no benefit in printing and mailing the returns instead of waiting for these to be processed on 9/5/23.  Paper returns can take 8 to 10 weeks to be processed.

NOTE: This affects Individual and School District Income Tax submissions only.  This DOES NOT affect any other Ohio taxes submitted electronically (i.e. Muni, Fiduciary or Pass Through Entity). 

TaxWise - Scheduled Maintenance and System Availability: Thursday, July 27 10 PM ET - Friday, July 28 4AM ET

The TaxWise team will be performing scheduled maintenance and system updates on the dates/times below.

TaxWise systems will be impacted and unavailable during this maintenance window.

Thursday, July 27, 10PM ET -- Friday, July 28, 4AM ET

Systems Impacted: TaxWise Online, TaxWise Solution Center, EFC, COM, Bank Enrollments

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we continue to enhance our systems to offer you the best experience possible.