QuickAlerts - Technical - Business Modernized e-File (MeF) Production Shutdown/Cutover Schedule

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.                                                                                                                                                  QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals Nov 29, 2018 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 Instructions Stakeholders Partners' Headliners Training and Communication Tools IMRS e-Services Disaster Relief Internal Revenue Bulletins Subject: Business MeF Production Shutdown/Cutover Schedule All times shown in this communication are in Eastern Time Zone. Attention: MeF Participants To ensure that all BMF tax returns e-filed through the Modernized e-File (MeF) system are processed timely, the following MeF Production shutdown/cutover and acknowledgment retrieval schedule has been established. It is imperative that everyone adhere to the schedule shown below.   Business MeF Production Shutdown/Cutover Schedule   Shutdown for "Send Submissions" only is scheduled to begin at 11:59 a.m., Wednesday, December 26, 2018, to prepare the system for the upcoming 2019 Filing Season.   Transmitters can continue to use the other service requests except "Send Submissions" until 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, December 26, 2018.   States can continue to use all the service requests necessary to retrieve and process state submissions until shutdown activities shown above. MeF recommends that states adjust their processing schedule in order to retrieve submissions in time to validate returns and submit acknowledgements. Any acknowledgements not retrieved by 11:59 p.m. on December 26th cannot be accessed again until MeF opens for production in January 2019. Please note: MeF ATS (Assurance Testing System) will be operational during this cutover. We apologize for any inconveniences and thank you for your cooperation.  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