Last Day To Efile 2020 1040?

[Yardley CPA]

Can someone please verify that Thursday, November 11 is the last day that a 2020 1040 can be efiled with ATX?  Thank you. 

[Lion EA]

I don't know about ATX, but the IRS announced Saturday 20 November 11:59 pm as the Individual e-file shutdown:

Timeframes for Your Planning

In this announcement, the IRS requires CCH, as a transmitter, to stop sending submissions at 10:00 PM EST. Therefore, you must release your returns so they are in Transmitted status no later than 9:59 PM EST on Saturday, November 20, 2021. However, to ensure all federal, state, and city returns are in transmitted status by the deadline, you should release returns as early in the day as possible. We recommend you release your returns no later than 1:00 PM EST.

This is particularly important for the scenario in which states and cities are linked to the federal return. We hold the state/city in status Ready to transmit - Validation Complete until the federal return is accepted. The acceptance of the federal return could occur several hours after you release the federal return.
 

[Lee B]

Just remember that ATX usually has their own cutoff time which is earlier than the IRS

[HV Ken]

17 hours ago, Yardley CPA said:

Can someone please verify that Thursday, November 11 is the last day that a 2020 1040 can be efiled with ATX?  Thank you. 

Where did you get that date from? Haven't seen that announcement anywhere.

The IRS date is 11/20 and ATX typically backs up 5 days from that. 11/11 seems excessive.

[R B Meredith]

According to ATX support just now, 1040 e-file for the 2020 tax year will end at midnight November 16, 2021.

[Lee B]

34 minutes ago, R B Meredith said:

According to ATX support just now, 1040 e-file for the 2020 tax year will end at midnight November 16, 2021.

Just to repeat, this is the ATX cutoff time & date.

Drake usually uses the IRS date of November 20th.

[Max W]

I just confirmed with Drake that their cutoff date is Nov. 20.