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Controlled Launch Announcement — Friday, January 20th (Update 4:05 PM)

20 Jan 23
Kim Manuel
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Friday, January 20th

4:05 PM:  28 additional returns were received that did not get sent during Controlled Launch.  These returns will have a status of “Transmitted” on your client list.  Once we start sending returns on Monday, these returns will be sent to the IRS.  No action is required by you.

3:09 PM:  We have turned efile off.  Thank you to everyone that participated.  This allowed us to identify some unexpected items.

1:27 PM:  We have sent 29 e-files and received 29 acks.  We are currently seeing some unexpected things with the acknowledgements from a software perspective.

  • If your return was rejected, it will show on the client list as rejected, but you currently cannot see any reject details.
  • The IRS Ack reports are not rendering any data (assuming the same thing is happening for accepted returns)
  • The client status does not seem to be updating to appropriate status

We are researching these issues in order to get them resolved prior to opening day.

 

10:05 AM:  E-file has been turned on to transmit from the Submission page from inside the return.

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We will be turning on the ability to submit 2022 e-files for a few hours on Friday, January 20th from approximately 10am – 3pm Eastern.  Our goal is to send around 100 VITA/TCE returns during controlled launch.

Will I get an IRS acknowledgement?

Yes

Does this speed up the process of the taxpayer getting their refund any earlier?

No

What happens if I submit a return and it is not sent during Controlled Launch?

We will hold the return and submit it on Monday, January 23rd when e-file opens.

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