Update 1/23 3?30 pm EST: E-file has been turned off. We will resume electronic filing for all years (2019, 2018 and 2017) on Monday around 11:00 am EST.
Update 1/23 1:45 PM EST: We will be turning e-file off at 3:30 to ensure we receive acknowledgements. The IRS will be shutting down MeF at 4:45 today in preparation for Monday. Sending is a manual process through controlled launch. We have submitted approximately 200 e-files so far.
Update 1/23 12:00 PM EST: We have turned e-file on for 2019. Please remember to review the returns prior to sending the electronic file.
Update 5:51 PM EST: We have received our federal ack from this morning. Here is what we know:
- The Rejected Returns Report is returning an error page rather than information
- The Federal Non-Accepted Returns report is returning an error page rather than information
- The rejected link on the client status is not displaying information (however, the detailed reject information is located under “Rejected Clients” and “Client Status”
REMINDER: We strongly recommend that you open each return and exit through the Submission screen of E-file by clicking the Save and Exit return button. This allows the most recent forms/calculations to be saved with the return.
You can then navigate to Client Status for the return by selecting Client Status from the Tools menu on the Client List.
Compare the AGI and Refund calculated today with the last time you were in the return before sending the file electronically (January 27th).
Update 3:46 pm EST: We are continuing to work to receive our first acknowledgement. Our goal is to allow early participation on Thursday, January 23rd from 12PM – 4 pm EST.
Update 12:15 PM EST: We have delayed turning this on until we receive an ack back on the first e-file we sent.
The IRS is moving into week two of controlled launch. We are Tentatively planning to open e-file for TY2019 returns for a short period of time on Wednesday, January 22nd from 12 PM – 4 pm EST.
During this period, we will send VITA/TCE returns to the IRS and receive acknowledgements.
This date and time is subject to change or the process is subject to stop based on feedback from the IRS.