The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that its Modernized e-File Production system is taking longer to generate federal acknowledgments for tax return filings.
The IRS said the situation “may continue throughout the remainder of the day as receipts increase” of tax returns. On Monday, the IRS announced that it was ready to accept a large group of individual and business tax forms that had previously been delayed (see
The late passage by Congress of the fiscal cliff legislation on New Year's Day delayed the start of tax season until late January this year.
The IRS said Tuesday that it is working on the MeF system as a top priority and would issue a Technical QuickAlert once it is resolved. “Please monitor the