Thursday, August 13, 2026

Recent Development for Tax Products (Daily Summary)

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The Following Early Release(s) have been posted

Early Releases are draft versions of tax forms, instructions, and publications. Do not file draft forms and do not rely on information in draft instructions or publications.

Product Title Rev. Date Posted
Form 8810 Corporate Passive Activity Loss and Credit Limitations 2026 08/13/2026
Instruction 990 (Sch L) Instructions for Schedule L (Form 990), Transactions With Interested Persons Dec 2026 08/13/2026
Instruction 1040 (Schedule SE) (sp) Instructions for Schedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment Tax (Spanish Version) 2026 08/13/2026
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Recent Development for Tax Products

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The Following Early Release(s) have been posted

Early Releases are draft versions of tax forms, instructions, and publications. Do not file draft forms and do not rely on information in draft instructions or publications.

Product Title Rev. Date Posted
Form 8810 Corporate Passive Activity Loss and Credit Limitations 2026 08/13/2026
Instruction 990 (Sch L) Instructions for Schedule L (Form 990), Transactions With Interested Persons Dec 2026 08/13/2026
Instruction 1040 (Schedule SE) (sp) Instructions for Schedule SE (Form 1040), Self-Employment Tax (Spanish Version) 2026 08/13/2026
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Scheduled Maintenance for the Affordable Care Act Information Returns (AIR) System

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QuickAlerts for Electronic ACA Information Returns

August 13, 2026

Subject:  Scheduled Maintenance for the Affordable Care Act Information Returns (AIR) System


The AIR Production and ACA Assurance Testing System (AATS) environments will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. Eastern Time until Thursday, August 27, 2026, at 8:00 P.M. Eastern Time.

Please do not attempt to access the AIR Production or AATS environments via the Application to Application (A2A) and User Interface (UI) Channels during the maintenance period.

Please monitor the AIR System Operational Status page for any updates.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 

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QuickAlerts - New Modernized e-File (MeF) Business Returns Schema and Business Rules are Available

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QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals

August 13, 2026

Subject: New Modernized e-File (MeF) Business Returns Schema and Business Rules are Available. 


Attention: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-file Providers/EROs.

Tax Years 2025, 2026 and 2027/Processing Year 2027 Schemas and Business Rules are available.

Current Year Schemas and Business Rules:

  • Form 709x                 TY2026v2.0 
  • Form 720 (Q1-Q4)     TY2027v1.1
  • Form 94x Pin Reg      CUv3.2
  • Form 990x                  TY2026v2.1
  • Form 990T                  TY2026v3.0
  • Form 1041                  TY2026v3.0
  • Form 1042                  TY2026v2.0
  • Form 1065                  TY2026v3.0
  • Form 1120x                 TY2026v3.0
  • Form 1120POL            TY2026v3.0
  • Form 1139                   TY2026v2.0
  • Form 5227                   TY2026v1.1

Current Year Business Rules Change Pages (only): 

  • Form 94xX (Annual)    TY2026v1.0 (including amended)
  • Form 94xX (Quarterly) TY2027v1.0 (including amended)
  • Form 990N                   TY2026v1.0
  • Form 2290                    TY2026v1.1
  • Form 4720                    TY2026v1.0
  • Form 5330                    TY2026v1.0
  • Form 7004                    TY2026v1.0
  • Form 8038CP               TY2027v1.0
  • Form 8849                    TY2027v2.0
  • Form 8868                    TY2026v1.0

Prior Year Schemas and Business Rules:

  • Form 1041                    TY2025v5.6
  • Form 1065                    TY2025v5.5
  • Form 1120x                  TY2025v6.4

Prior Year Schemas (only):

  • Form 990x                    TY2025v4.4    
  • Form 990T                    TY2025v7.0
  • Form 1120POL             TY2025v5.0

Prior Year Business Rules Change Pages (only): 

  • Form 990x                     TY2025v4.4       
  • Form 990T                     TY2025v7.0
  • Form 1120POL              TY2025v5.0 

Note: If only minor changes occur, Software Developers are not required to use the new version. If the major number changes, all software must reflect the new version.

Please visit the Modernized e-file (MeF) Schemas and Business Rules page on IRS.gov for more information about Schemas and Business Rules.

Software Developers and State organizations may download Schemas and Business Rules from their e-Services mailbox. To access these files, the following is needed:

  • Active e-Services account
  • Listed on an e-File application with the provider option of Software Developer or State
  • Software Developer must have an associated tax type of Forms 709x, 720, 94x Pin Reg, 94xX, 990x, 990N, 990T, 1041, 1042, 1065, 1120x, 1120POL, 1139, 2290, 4720, 5227, 5330, 7004, 8038CP, 8849 and 8868.

You may have several messages in your account. Please open all of them to find the set you would like to download. After 60 days the messages are purged. If you have the appropriate role and do not have these files available for download within 48 hours, please contact the MeF Mailbox with the Company Name, ETIN and Schema Package(s) with Tax Year needed.

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QuickAlerts - Form 1040 Series Business Rules and Schema, and Business Rule Updates for Extensions and Form 56 are Available for Tax Year 2026

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August 13, 2026

Subject: Form 1040 Series Business Rules and Schema, and Business Rule Updates for Extensions and Form 56 are Available for Tax Year 2026

Attention: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-File Providers/EROs

Tax Year 2026/Processing Year 2027, Business Rules and Schema:

  • Form 1040 2026v3.0

Tax Year 2026/Processing Year 2027, Business Rule Change Pages Only:

  • Form 2350 2026v2.0
  • Form 4868 2026v2.0
  • Form 56 CUv24.1

Software Developers and State organizations may download Modernized e-File (MeF) schemas and business rules from their e-Services mailbox. To access these files, you must have:

  • An active e-Services account
  • An e-File application with the Software Developer or State provider option with the associated tax type of 1040, 2350, 4868, 56, or 9465

Please visit the Modernized e-File (MeF) Schemas and Business Rules page on IRS.gov, for more information about MeF Schemas and Business Rules.

You may have several messages in your account. Please open all of them to find the set you would like to download. After 60 days the messages are purged. If you have the appropriate role and do not have these files available for download within 48 hours, please contact MeF Mailbox with the Company Name, ETIN and schema package(s) with tax year needed.

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QuickAlerts - Form 1040 Series, Tax Year 2025, Updated Schema is Available

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August 13, 2026

Subject: Form 1040 Series, Tax Year 2025, Updated Schema is Available.


Attention: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-File Providers/EROs

Tax Year 2025/Processing Year 2027 updated Schema:

  • Form 1040 Series 2025v5.6

Software Developers and State organizations may download Modernized e-File (MeF) schemas and business rules from their e-Services mailbox. To access these files, you must have:

  • An active e-Services account
  • An e-File application with the Software Developer or State provider option with the associated tax type of 1040, 2350, 4868, 56 or 9465

Please visit the Modernized e-File (MeF) Schemas and Business Rules page on IRS.gov for more information about MeF Schemas and Business Rules.

You may have several messages in your account. Please open all of them to find the set you would like to download. After 60 days the messages are purged. If you have the appropriate role and do not have these files available for download within 48 hours, please contact MeF Mailbox with the Company Name, ETIN and schema package(s) with tax year needed.

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