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January 5, 2021
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2020 e-file start date

  • January 5, 2021
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When is 2020 e-file start date? 

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Best answer by itonewbie

You can be one of the many people who have placed a bet.

If history is any guidance, it'd be late Jan but with everything that's going on, who knows?

In the meantime, you can check the following IRS web pages for updates:

https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/modernized-e-file-mef-status

https://www.marketingexpress.irs.gov/systems-status/system-status-mef/modernized-efile-mef-operational-status

Better yet, you can subscribe to e-News for tax professionals from the IRS: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new

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itonewbie
Level 15
January 5, 2021

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itonewbie
itonewbieAnswer
Level 15
January 5, 2021

You can be one of the many people who have placed a bet.

If history is any guidance, it'd be late Jan but with everything that's going on, who knows?

In the meantime, you can check the following IRS web pages for updates:

https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/modernized-e-file-mef-status

https://www.marketingexpress.irs.gov/systems-status/system-status-mef/modernized-efile-mef-operational-status

Better yet, you can subscribe to e-News for tax professionals from the IRS: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new

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nmmsAuthor
Level 5
January 7, 2021

The first link https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/modernized-e-file-mef-status had 

Filing Season Start Dates:  Business tax returns: January 8, 2021 and Individual tax returns: January 27, 2021  yesterday, but today it has Filing Season Start Dates:  Business tax returns: January 8, 2021 and Individual tax returns: TBD.

sjrcpa
Level 15
January 7, 2021

I saw that, too.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Level 2
January 5, 2021

My informational resource tells me the filing date for 2020 tax returns is 1/27/2021