Starting 1/13/2014, Business Tax Filers Can File 2013 Returns

[Guest Taxed]

Starting Jan. 13, 2014, Business Tax Filers Can File 2013 Returns The IRS will begin accepting 2013 business tax returns on Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. This start date applies to both electronically-filed and paper-filed returns.

Form 1120 filed by corporations, Form 1120S filed by S corporations, Form 1065 filed by partnerships and Form 1041 filed by estates and trusts. It also includes various excise and payroll tax returns, such as Form 720, Form 940, Form 941 and Form 2290. The IRS expects to be able to begin processing any of these business returns on Jan. 13.

The Jan. 13 start date does not apply to unincorporated small businesses that report their income on Form 1040. The start date for all 1040 filers is Jan. 31, 2014. This includes sole proprietors who file a Schedule C, landlords who file a Schedule E and farmers who file a Schedule F.

[MsTabbyKats]

Does this mean the official start date for 1040s is 1/31?

[jklcpa]

Does this mean the official start date for 1040s is 1/31?

Yes, the official date that the IRS will begin processing 1040s is 1/31. Even if your software vendor will allow earlier e-filing, they would be holding the efiles until 1/31, and paper returns won't be processed by the IRS until the start date.

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/News/20139306.htm