QuickAlerts - Technical New Modernized e-File (MeF) Assurance Testing System (ATS) for Form 709 and 709-NA

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.                                                                                                                                                  QuickAlerts for Tax Professionals May 30, 2025 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 Training and Communication Tools e-Services Disaster Relief Internal Revenue Bulletins Subject: New Modernized e-File (MeF) Assurance Testing System (ATS) for Form 709 and 709-NA Attention: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-File Providers/EROs. The IRS will begin accepting Forms 709 and 709-NA for electronic filing through the Modernized e-File (MeF) system starting June 22, 2025. To participate, you may register for a Software ID using your e-Services e-file application. Additionally, beginning June 1, 2025, the Assurance Testing System (ATS) for Form 709 and 709-NA will be available for testing for Tax Year 2024 / Processing Year 2025. The Schema and Business Rules for these forms were published to the Secure Object Repository on (SOR) on April 29, 2025. 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 709, 709-NA 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 don't 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.   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, D.C. 20535