IRS informs IDES users of upcoming Open Testing session

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FATCA News & Information May 22, 2025
Useful Links: IRS.gov FATCA Home News Essentials Key FATCA Provisions News Releases IRS - The Basics IRS Guidance Media Contacts e-News Subscriptions IRS Resources Contact My Local Office Filing Options Forms & Instructions Frequently Asked Questions News Taxpayer Advocate Where to File	Issue Number:  2025-05 IDES Testing Session The FATCA International Data Exchange Service (IDES) will be open for testing from Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at 8:00 AM EDT to Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 5:00 PM EDT.   The test session will only be open to users that completed IDES enrollment by Monday, June 2, 2025, at 5:00 PM EDT. A completed IDES enrollment means the IDES account is active with a valid Digital Certificate attached. On or before Tuesday, June 3, 2025, all eligible testers will receive an e-mail with specific instructions to connect to the IDES test site. The test environment will only support the FATCA XML Schema v2.0, Notification XML Schema v2.5 and test data document types such as FATCA11 and FATCA12. All testing sessions will be announced on the IDES Testing Schedule web page. For more information on testing, sample files, and FAQs, visit the IDES Resources web page. If you need immediate assistance, contact the IDES Help Desk. Note: Any production files submitted to the test environment will not be processed. Do not submit production files to the test environment or test files to the production environment. Back to top Thank you for subscribing to FATCA News & Information, an IRS e-mail service. For more information on federal taxes please visit IRS.gov. This message was distributed automatically from the FATCA News & Information mailing list. Please Do Not Reply To This Message.

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