Maribeth Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Has anyone, ANYONE, received acks for their 941's & 940's? Maribeth Quote
Cristy222 Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 Not I said the mouse. Not me, said the flea. Not Carlito, said the burrito. Quote
taxit Posted January 30, 2008 Report Posted January 30, 2008 I sent an email to a Senior Training Specialist for CCH Small Firms Services, asking if I should continue sending the 940 & 941's or start preparing them for paper file. Today at 2:16pm EST she responded- "Keep sending files as they are being processed and acknowledgements will be posted in the near future. They are simply verifying batches before releasing them." I believe as long as we have an original validation date before 1/31/2008 we will be fine. Otherwise CCH is going to have a big problem. It would have been nice if she would have given a date for the acks. Quote
Maribeth Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Posted January 31, 2008 My 940's went through last night - the 30th - and were accepted. However, this morning, one of the 940's was returned as rejected. Accepted, then rejected????? The 941's are still sitting in limbo. Maribeth Quote
Chrisbry Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 OH MY GOODNESS! It's like CHRISTMAS MORNING all over again! I got ONE 940 acceptance! WHOO HOO!!! Quote
Booger Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Unless you HAVE to e-file the 941's/940's save yourself the headaches and paper file them. Am I missing something? Booger Quote
Chrisbry Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Yes Booger. Atx assured me they had already been e-filed. I don't want to risk DUPLICATE filings. We can't confuddle the IRS any more than they already are. It's hard enough getting my clients deposits straightened out when they put them in the wrong quarter! Quote
Booger Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Yes Booger. Atx assured me they had already been e-filed. I don't want to risk DUPLICATE filings. We can't confuddle the IRS any more than they already are. It's hard enough getting my clients deposits straightened out when they put them in the wrong quarter! Chrisbry, I guess what I was thinking is just paper file them in the first place. Booger Quote
Chrisbry Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Chrisbry, I guess what I was thinking is just paper file them in the first place. Booger I've been e-filing them for 2 years and this is the FIRST quarter that I've had a problem with. Silly me to think that things would continue to operate status quo. Quote
lsowers Posted January 31, 2008 Report Posted January 31, 2008 Here I go its 5:00, still have some 940/941s not accepted since 1/29. Can't paper file because direct debits are attached. Called ATX this morning and they assured me everything would be OK, well now I am really getting upset. Last qtr, 941s went smoothly. If things were up and running a couple of weeks ago like they should have, this wouldn't be happening. This is ridiculous. Quote
Maribeth Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 Here I go its 5:00, still have some 940/941s not accepted since 1/29. Can't paper file because direct debits are attached. Called ATX this morning and they assured me everything would be OK, well now I am really getting upset. Last qtr, 941s went smoothly. If things were up and running a couple of weeks ago like they should have, this wouldn't be happening. This is ridiculous. It's now 4:30 PST and the 941's are still just sitting there. No activity at all today. I can't think of any difference between this year and last year except CCH is now fully in charge. I wonder if the 941's are flowing smoothly for TaxWise? Maribeth Quote
lsowers Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Guess what! I come in this morning and hit receive acks. My 941s/940s are still it the same state. I called tech support, actually only held a few minutes. They are looking into it. I told her to make sure she tells the higher ups that they need to be prepared to pay some penalties if the IRS assesses any for late-filed returns. I really hope they call me back with some good news. Quote
RJM Posted February 1, 2008 Report Posted February 1, 2008 Just received first "accepted" ACK. It was the last one e-filed, so maybe they are acking LIFO. Received 2 other ACKS which were rejects, they were the 2nd and 3rd last ones I e-filed. I received earlier rejects on these 2, so I resubmitted them, and the new rejects said I had already e-filed them and they were waiting for IRS response. Will need to sort out the 940/941 e-file problems next couple days. It seems CCH decided to wait on all these til the last minute, while they were working out the bugs on all their 1040 e-filings. Quote
Maribeth Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Posted February 1, 2008 Just talked with Steve in Georgia. He said that all the 941's have been transmitted to the IRS and they are now waiting for the IRS to acknowledge them. Even though my return manager indicates only "validated by EFC", the 941's have been transmitted. Maribeth Quote
RJM Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 Still waiting on nearly all of the 940/941 ACKs. Has anyone had any more success withe these ACKs? Or has anyone been able to talk with support today (Monday) for an update on when to expect the ACKs? By tomorrow I think I will need to call IRS and see if they can let me know my options from their end. Perhaps they will allow me to paper file all these even with outstanding so-called transmits from a week ago. Quote
taxit Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 I'm in the same boat. I've received about 15 acks, still missing about 60. I've not heard anything elser from ATX. Quote
Chrisbry Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 According to my phone call this morning, ALL the 940/941's have been efiled and accepted. They are having problems getting the ACK's to us. I told her -- Well, I guess I'll have to take your word for it. Of course, the standard -- We hope to have it corrected today -- was the answer I got. Quote
RJM Posted February 4, 2008 Report Posted February 4, 2008 In my opinion, the fact that we have not received any "transmitted to agency" acks indicates the people in charge of the payroll return e-filing are learning on the fly. My confidence is quickly waning. Am considering switching all accounting, payroll, and tax software immediately. If I wait until the end of Q1, then go thru the same problems we are having now, the rest of my hair is going to fall out ! Quote
ACS41 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Posted February 5, 2008 In my opinion, the fact that we have not received any "transmitted to agency" acks indicates the people in charge of the payroll return e-filing are learning on the fly. My confidence is quickly waning. Am considering switching all accounting, payroll, and tax software immediately. If I wait until the end of Q1, then go thru the same problems we are having now, the rest of my hair is going to fall out ! As are many, I'm in the same boat. All of my clients have fully paid their 941 in full. Even if the returns are late, I never had a client pay a penalty for a late return if the tax is paid. Many times, clients forget to file their 941 and reecive a letter 6 months later. We provide them a copy and as long as the tax was paid, no late fees. Of course the idea of E-file is to avoid these types of issues. Quote
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