Prior Year Efile

[Christian]

A client couple have not filed their 2015 or 2016 returns. The wife called today to advise she finally has the 2015 info ready for preparation. I cannot recall ever efiling a prior year return and am wondering if ATX and the IRS accept them.

[windmill]

yes.  I have filed 2014 and 2015 so far this year.

[rfassett]

Yes - with the switch over to the MeF system a couple of years ago, I believe you can file 2 years back and the current year via e-file.  My office, however, has made it a policy to paper file ALL prior year returns.  Every time we have attempted to e-file prior year returns, we have experienced some sort of problem - whether at the Federal or State level.  So as to eliminate those issues - we just paper file prior year returns - and up-charge for the inconvenience.