e filing a prior year return-2019?

[mark1970]

unable to e file new clients 2019 return today 1/15/2021 . no error codes showing and did updates.

[itonewbie]

1040, I supposed?  No surprise.  As Intuit will say, that's expected behavior.

[itonewbie]

Spoiler

The IRS just announced that MeF for 1040 will not reopen until Feb 12.

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

February 12th is when Efiling reopens, you may want to sign up with IRS for their Emails that let you in on information like this as its announced.

https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/e-news-subscriptions

[IRonMaN]

I’m just curious.  Am I such a good customer that Intuit only sent me an alert saying e-filing was closing in November?  Didn’t anybody else ever receive that alert?  Hopefully,  if there is ever a nuclear attack, I hope Intuit doesn’t land the government contract for alerting US citizens or I am going to be awfully lonely in that bomb shelter.

[itonewbie]

No worries. You'll have us for company.  And together, we can rebuild civilization. Lol.

[Bert]

What does the Electronic Filing transmission log say?

1. Select the Information menu.
2. Select Logs sub menu.
3. Select Electronic Filing Transmission log.
4. What does that show?

[dkh]

I'm starting a drinking game.  Every time someone asks why they can't efile - one down the hatch! 🥃 

[itonewbie]

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@dkh wrote:

I'm starting a drinking game.  Every time someone asks why they can't efile - one down the hatch! 🥃 

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You know you won't ever be sober if you were to do that, right?  Or are you just trying to find an excuse to get drunk? 🤣

[dkh]

Just didn't want to drink alone...😁

[Spanky]

Mark1970    At least 4 different ProSeries tech support people this past week told me i can file 2019 personal on January 15th.  Told my client last week to hold off from filing by paper as e-file would be better.  He said he had to have returns filed by the 15th.  He wasn't pleased at all when I told him returns weren't e-filed.  

[dkh]

@IRonMaN   thought you might be interested in this challenge.

Edit--  never mind I see you Cheered before I finished posting

[IRonMaN]

@dkh - I don't drink, but these questions are driving me closer to starting a drinking habit. 😑

[qbteachmt]

On our local 10pm news, the crawl (the bottom ribbon with short notices and alerts) included that...

Filing season opens on Feb 12th.

https://www.kpax.com/news/national/irs-delaying-start-to-tax-filing-season-to-feb-12

I guess everyone knows, now. No need to drink.

[abctax55]

@Spanky 

Intuit sent out in-product notices; the IRS provided notices....

E-filing is closed, and has been since November.  The IRS closes the MeF system down e.v.e.r.y. year to retool for the upcoming filing season. It usually re-opens in mid-to-late January.

The IRS *just* announced that re-opening will not happen until Feb 12, 2021 due to the last minute tax law changes.

I suggest you go to irs.gov & sign up for their free Alerts so you'll be one of the first to know when/if this date gets pushed back even further.

https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/quickalerts-more-e-file-benefits-for-tax-professionals