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Thursday, April 2, 2020

Cancelling IRS payments already submitted in a tax return

Note: IRS instructions for modifying payment methods are the same for individuals and businesses.
They do not allow the withdrawal date to be changed. They only cancel payments.

Direct Debit payments

Taxpayer can call the IRS e-file Payment Services 24/7 at 1-888-353-4537 to inquire about or cancel a scheduled payment.
Please wait 7 to 10 days after the return was accepted before calling.
Cancellation requests must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. ET two business days prior to the scheduled payment date.

EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax Payment System)
See https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4990.pdf

To cancel a payment, taxpayer will need the following:

Taxpayer’s EIN (for businesses) or SSN (for individuals)
PIN
Tax form number
The last eight digits of the EFT Acknowledgment Number for the payment to cancel (this was the confirmation received when the payment was scheduled).

If you do not have the last eight digits of the EFT Acknowledgment Number, please call EFTPS Customer Service:

English: 1.800.555.4477
En español (Spanish): 1.800.244.4829

Online

Log in and select “Payments.”
Select “Cancel a Payment” and follow the process. Record the Cancellation EFT Acknowledgment Number you receive, and keep for your records

Phone:

Call the EFTPS Tax Payment toll-free number (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week): 1.800.555.3453 2 Follow the voice prompts.
Record the Cancellation EFT Acknowledgment Number received, and keep for your records.

Note: If you wish to cancel a scheduled payment, you must do so by 11:59 p.m. ET at least two business days before the scheduled date. For example, a payment scheduled for Monday cannot be canceled after 11:59 p.m. ET the previous Thursday.

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Friday, March 27, 2020

IRS Help Desk Closures

Information from IRS regarding help desks:

The PPS line, the e-Services Help Desk line and the e-Services, FIRE and AIR system help desks are closed until further notice. Please make IRS.gov your first option for answers to questions. The IRS is temporarily suspending acceptance of new Income Verification Express Services (IVES) requests at this time and is experiencing delays with existing IVES processing as well as CAF number authorizations. Practitioners with e-Services accounts and with client authorization can access the Transcript Delivery System to obtain prior-year transcripts. Taxpayers should use Where’s My Refund? and Get Transcript, both common requests. Additionally, we are unable to answer any questions as yet on stimulus payments. Normal operations will resume as soon as possible. Please check IRS.gov for updates

Thursday, August 1, 2019

IRS E-file Blackout Aug 3-5

The IRS MeF (E-filing) Production system will be unavailable due to a system upgrade from Saturday, August 3, 2019, 12:01AM Eastern time through August 5, 2019, 11:59 AM Eastern time.

During these IRS e-filing blackout periods, the Electronic Filing Center (EFC) will continue to receive e-files from customers; however, please note:

E-files will be held at the EFC during this period. They will transmitted to the IRS when their system comes back online for processing;
Acknowledgements (acks) for these e-files will not be delivered until after we transmit to the IRS.

Friday, April 12, 2019

E-file Deadline April 15th Midnight EDT

We strongly encourage you to transmit your e-files at least two hours before the midnight (eastern daylight time) deadline.

As the April 15th deadline approaches, the processing volume at the IRS will increase. Both return volume and return size will affect processing time. While you are accustomed to receiving your Federal acknowledgements within a one hour time-frame, that turnaround time will increase as the deadline approaches. You may see your acknowledgements take from 2 to 4 hours, and possibly longer.

This is why we suggest that you send returns periodically throughout the day. This will help spread out the volume and also help eliminate some of the 'deadline rush' which also impacts IRS processing.

Taxpayers have until Monday, April 15, 2019 to file their 2018 returns and pay any taxes due.

Taxpayers requesting an extension will have until Tuesday, October 15, 2019 to file.

C-corporation income tax returns (IRS Form 1120) are due on April 15, 2019 for C corporations that operate on a calendar year, extended deadline is October 15, 2019. The deadline for C corp returns is the 15th day of the fourth month following the end of the corporation's fiscal year if the corporation is on a fiscal rather than a calendar year.

For calendar year Estates and Trusts, file Form 1041 and Schedule(s) K-1 on or before April 15, 2019. For fiscal year estates, file Form 1041 by the 15th day of the 4th month following the close of the tax year. For example, an estate that has a tax year that ends on June 30, 2019, must file Form 1041 by October 15, 2019. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, file on the next business day.

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Expectations for Agency ACK Response Beginning This Weekend

Beginning this weekend, agencies will begin to actively manage the increasing volume of e-files as we approach the Individual filing deadline. This agency process, known as "throttling," ensures that both federal and state e-filing pipelines continue to flow smoothly while handling the increased volume.

During this period, you can expect some slower ACK responses than are typical for the rest of the season; however, slowed agency responses are normal for this time period.