MeF year-end shut down

[jklcpa]

IRS will shut down MeF systems for year end maintenance to prepare for the upcoming season. Times shown are the IRS cutoff.  Please check with your software provider for the actual cut-off for transmitting through their service. 

Individual returns: IRS will accept returns up until 10 p.m. on Nov 16, 2019 and will reopen in 2020.

Business returns:   Schedule Shutdown for "Send Submissions" only is scheduled to begin at 11:59 a.m., Thursday, December 26, 2019, to prepare the system for the upcoming 2019 Filing Season.

Transmitters can continue to use the other service requests except "Send Submissions" until 11:59 p.m., Thursday, December 26, 2019.

Edited November 29, 2019 by jklcpa
update biz shutdown date

[Catherine]

Drake said they want all individual returns by - iirc - 6pm that day.

[Lee B]

"You will be able to transmit returns to Drake up until 9:55 pm ET on November 16, 2019 - The IRS cutoff time is 10:00 pm ET. We strongly suggest you attempt your final transmissions at least one hour before the cutoff time,"

[jklcpa]

MeF shutdown for business returns will be Dec 26th.  Top post has be edited.

[Lee B]

IRS e-File Shutdown for Business Returns - December 26

The IRS has announced the Business e-file system will be taken offline to perform annual system maintenance in preparation for the 2019 filing season. 

You will be able to transmit returns to Drake up until 11:59 a.m. ET on Thursday, December 26, 2019. We strongly suggest you attempt your final transmissions at least one hour before the cutoff time.