5:08pm: We are seeing normalized performance indicators, however, we are going to leave Real Time Calculations off for Saturday. Remember you can select the View Return Summary which will take you back to the Summary/Print page where you can see your updated calculations. Thank you for your continued service to the taxpayers.
4:07pm: We are planning to leave Real Time Calculations off through the weekend as we monitor performance
2:22 pm: We are bringing the backend Submission services back online. You will soon see the returns you have submitted sent to the IRS and acknowledged.
1:26: This process was completed and you should be experiencing the pages loading faster. We are going to continue monitoring before we turn on other processes
You may see a small blip or kick out over the next 15 minutes as move over our processing nodes (sorry for the techno language).
We are seeing some slow areas, so we are going to hold your e-files to the appropriate agency later in the afternoon. You can still send them to us, but you will not see returns acknowledged in their customary 8-10 minutes.
We are in the process of turning off real time calculations. Remember, you can click View Return Summary at any time to see your updated calculations.