*Resolved* State News: Ohio MeF Processing and Acknowledgement Delay

*Resolved*

The Ohio Department of Taxation has resolved this issue.

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Please review the below message from the Ohio Department of Taxation.

MeF transmissions - processing and acknowledgement delay

Ohio is experiencing a delay of processing MeF transmissions and sending acknowledgements for all electronically filed Ohio taxes (Individual Income Tax, Muni, PTE/Fiduciary) as of today. We will communicate when this has been corrected.

Coming Soon: Multi Factor Authentication

As you may have heard, the IRS has released Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) requirements that will be enabled with software release ahead of Tax Season 2025.

Beginning later this year, MFA will now be required to enhance the security of your accounts. By adding an extra layer of protection, MFA helps ensure that only you can access your information. This change is part of our commitment to safeguarding your data and providing a more secure online experience. View the KBA to learn more.

State News: North Dakota Partnership MeF Reject F58-001 on Sept. 9th and 10th

Please review the below message from the North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner

Partnership MeF Rejects

On Sept. 9th a change in our production environment inadvertently caused business rule F58-001 to fail on all submissions. This rule compares the FEIN on the federal return to the state. A fix was implemented at 1:08 pm today to correct this issue.

Please recreate and retransmit any returns that received this reject.

Refunds Today: Scheduled Maintenance September 3rd

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

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

Tuesday, September 3rd, 10PM ET -- Wednesday, September 4th, 6AM ET 

• Systems Impacted: TaxWise Online, Bank Enrollments, Central Office Manager (COM) and 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. 

Refunds Today - Scheduled Maintenance Tonight

In preparation for the upcoming Tax season, The Refunds Today team will be performing scheduled maintenance and routine testing on the date(s)/time(s) below.

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

Thursday, August 29th, 10PM ET -- Friday August 30th, 6AM ET 

• Systems Impacted: E-File

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: South Carolina Acknowledgement Delay

Please review the below information from the South Carolina Department of Revenue.

The South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR) has been experiencing issues with pulling down returns from the IRS since late Friday, August 23rd. Our technical staff is working to resolve this issue.

*Resolved* State News: Michigan MeF Acknowledgement Delay

*Resolved*

The Michigan Department of Treasury has reported that this issue has been resolved. They are working on new submissions and expect to be caught up later today.

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Please review the below message from the Michigan Department of Treasury.

MeF Individual Income and Business Tax E-file Update

We are currently unable to retrieve new submissions from the IRS MeF system and are researching the issue.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience while we work to resolve the disruption in service.