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Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.                                                                                                                                                  QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals June 5, 2017 e-file Resources QuickAlerts Library QuickAlerts Article QuickAlerts Brochure e-file for Tax Pros Software Developers IRS.gov Refund Information Other Useful Links Tax Professionals Home All Forms and Pubs Stakeholders Partners' Headliners Training and Communication Tools IMRS e-Services Disaster Relief Internal Revenue Bulletins Subject: Assurance Testing System for Form 8975 and Form 8975 Schedule A for Tax Year 2016 opens June 18, 2017. Four new Assurance Testing System (ATS) scenarios which include Form 8975 and Form 8975 Schedule A will be available on IRS.gov starting June 5, 2017. The scenarios are for Forms 1041, 1065, 1120 and F1120S. Software developers are strongly encouraged to participate in the voluntary ATS testing for TY2016 beginning on June 18, 2017. Testing for those using this new form will be mandatory for TY2017. Tax Year 2016 Schemas and Business Rules updates were available through e-Services accounts on May 19, 2017. These updates included the Form 8975 and Form 8975 Schedule A for the following forms: Form 1120 TY2016v4.2 Form 1120S TY2016v4.2 Form 1041 TY2016v4.2 Form 1065 TY2016v4.2 Form 1065B TY2016v4.2 Before you start testing, please contact the e-help desk at 1-866-255-0654 and let them know you will be conducting voluntary ATS testing for Form 8975 and Form 8975 Schedule A. For form specific questions refer to the Form 8975 Country-by-Country Report (CbC) Instructions (draft) and the CbC web page for additional filing requirements and special rules and guidelines for completing Form 8975 and Form 8975 Schedule A. Back to Top Thank you for subscribing to QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals, an IRS e-mail service. If you have an idea or a question related to QuickAlerts you can contact us by e-mail. Submissions which are not related to QuickAlerts will not be processed. If you have tax related questions you should pursue normal customer service channels provided on IRS.gov. If you know someone who might want to subscribe to this mailing list, please forward this message to them so they can subscribe. This message was distributed automatically. Please Do Not Reply To This Message. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This email was sent to business.solutions.ve@gmail.com by: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) · Internal Revenue Service · 1111 Constitution Ave. N.W. · Washington DC 20535