Efile Reject Locked out Deceased Person

[Randall]

I got an efile rejection, account locked out because SSA says he is deceased.  The return includes date of death and 'Deceased' on top of the return.  I've done this in the past and the returns have been accepted.  Anyone else receive this kind of rejection.  Is it something new IRS is doing?

[Margaret CPA in OH]

This is weird!  I e-filed a return for 2020 for a deceased client with no problems and again for 2021 (she died in February 2021) with no problem.  I would be surprised if it was IRS. 

[Randall]

I wonder if it is because the daughter manually filed her Dad's 2020 return and it's probably in the backed up unprocessd returns at IRS.

 

[GLJEANNE]

2 hours ago, Margaret CPA in OH said:

This is weird!  I e-filed a return for 2020 for a deceased client with no problems and again for 2021 (she died in February 2021) with no problem.  I would be surprised if it was IRS. 

Ditto

[Sara EA]

Your only choice is to paper file.  This was a systemic problem a few years ago when all deceased persons were being locked out by SSA.  I went to our IRS liaison, he got through to the computer people in TX and got it fixed.  Still, the returns that were attempted to efile before the fix had to be filed on paper.  This taxpayer is now going to have two returns in the IRS paperjam.

[Randall]

8 hours ago, Sara EA said:

Your only choice is to paper file.  This was a systemic problem a few years ago when all deceased persons were being locked out by SSA.  I went to our IRS liaison, he got through to the computer people in TX and got it fixed.  Still, the returns that were attempted to efile before the fix had to be filed on paper.  This taxpayer is now going to have two returns in the IRS paperjam.

I was afraid of that.