Lee B Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 IRS Announcement: Issue Number: 2014-40 7. Modernized e-File (MEF) Production Power Outage for Columbus Day IRS will conduct its annual Columbus Day Power Outage beginning Saturday, Oct. 11 at 3:00 p.m. and ending on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 5:00 a.m. The MeF Systems will not be available during this time. Important Note: States that schedule retrieval of their state submissions may have to change their schedule in order to retrieve submissions in time to validate returns and submit acknowledgements by 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 11. Anything not retrieved through MeF by 3:00 p.m. cannot be accessed again until MeF re-opens for Production on Tuesday, Oct. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAMalody Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Excellent timing. Not like there will be any returns filed the last week before the extension deadline. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaB Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 But at least Columbus Day is Saturday thru Tuesday this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcjenkins Posted October 5, 2014 Report Share Posted October 5, 2014 Excellent timing. Not like there will be any returns filed the last week before the extension deadline. They do it every year, because the employee union has it in their contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted October 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 It's a Federal Holiday. All Federal Employees get the day off except for safety reasons like prison guards, Air Traffic Controllers etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted October 6, 2014 Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 There is a scheduled power outage for the whole building for necessary repairs or maintenance of electrical items. E-File processing just happens to be in the same building. This has been happening for 30 years or so.Nothing to see here. Just normal maintenance.You can e-file as normal. The transmitter will simply hold the returns till the system is back online. Business as usual. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted October 7, 2014 Report Share Posted October 7, 2014 There is a scheduled power outage for the whole building for necessary repairs or maintenance of electrical items. E-File processing just happens to be in the same building. This has been happening for 30 years or so. Nothing to see here. Just normal maintenance. You can e-file as normal. The transmitter will simply hold the returns till the system is back online. Business as usual. Except no acks til Tuesday earliest -- and I for one will expect (/not be surprised by) a server crash Tuesday morning when the weekend backup hits. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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