ATX error - 8915-E

[WITAXLADY]

ATX  IRS e-file error says 8915 must be signed adn attached as pdf

However form says if filed with filed tax return - it does not have to be signed.

Please correct so I can easily file these..,

Thank you!

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[GLJEANNE]

Did you report it to ATX?  Frustrating, after we've been waiting on 8915s, if they don't work right! 

[Lion EA]

I wonder if it's a programming issue at the IRS end if the form has to be signed and attached as a .pdf. That could be because the .pdf is sent one place for processing (manually?) while their main computer program processes the rest of the return. But then I'm an old lady who knows little about computers.

[GLJEANNE]

Aha, right you are, Lion!
Once you create the pdf and attach it, you can still leave the original 8915-E in the return without error.

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/alternative-filing-method-for-e-filed-returns-that-include-form-8915-e-and-form-7202

Because Forms 8915-E and 7202 are new and impacted by recent legislation, IRS has provided alternatives for these forms to be included with an e-filed return. Some software providers allow the forms to be attached as a pdf, others as a statement attached to the filing. As an alternative to attaching a PDF of Form 8915-E or 7202, to increase e-filing and reduce paper filing, software providers may instead include with the e-filed return a general dependency statement that includes all the information requested on Form 8915-E or 7202 if they are unable to attach a PDF of the form. Such a statement should look similar to the following for Form 8915-E, or correspondingly similar for Form 7202. Forms that have been typically filed as a PDF in the past, such as Form 8915-E, or other new forms not yet on XML, should still be sent in as a PDF.