E-filing

As preparers head into the home stretch, here's how filing has gone so far.

The Internal Revenue Service is getting blitzed with phone calls from taxpayers to the help desk it has set up for tax professionals, and it’s asking tax pros to stop referring their clients there.

The Internal Revenue Service has set the official starting date – and returns are due by April 17.

To help preparers get ready for tax season, NCCPAP president Stephen Mankowski shares the top issues they should bear in mind.

The e-filing service provider has posted a range of useful information for tax pros online.

The Internal Revenue Service isn’t doing enough to ensure that Electronic Filing Identification Numbers are assigned to qualified applicants or deactivated when needed, according to a new report.

The IRS won't be able to accept electronically filed returns while it conducts annual maintenance and reprogramming.

The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it was able to transition most of its e-Services user applications to a new platform over the weekend, although it reiterated its warning Friday of delays in moving to new authentication technology.

The IRS has extended deadlines and more for some taxpayers affected by Harvey and Irma.

The Internal Revenue Service has not been able to upgrade its online e-Services applications to a more secure authentication method, the IRS admitted Friday.

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The Internal Revenue Service said that for the upcoming 2018 filing season, it‎ will not accept electronically filed tax returns where the taxpayer does not address the health coverage requirements of the Affordable Care Act, the first tax season it has refused to accept such returns.‎

Changing due dates, missing info, legislative uncertainty and host of other factors are pushing more returns than ever to October.

The Internal Revenue Service is giving Hurricane Irma victims in Florida until Jan. 31 to file some individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.

Hurricane Harvey victims in parts of Texas have until Jan. 31 to file certain individual and business tax returns and make certain tax payments, the IRS said Monday.

Forms 2290 for heavy vehicles used in July and later face a filing deadline.

An old banking procedure could add another layer of security to IRS return processing.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Modernized e-File Production and Assurance Testing Systems will be unavailable on Saturday, July 22, and again on Saturday, Aug. 5.

Beginning June 15, taxpayers requesting letter rulings, closing agreements and certain other rulings from the IRS will need to make user fee payments electronically using the federal government’s Pay.gov system.

The IRS will conduct its annual Memorial Day systems maintenance beginning Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m. EDT and ending on Tuesday, May 30, at 5 a.m. EDT.