Here's the answer to my own question. I'm posting this because others will undoubtedly encounter the same problem. Today I learned from TurboTax customer support that the IRS and TurboTax turn off their e-file servers annually from about November 1st to the end of January of the following year, during which no electric filings of any type can be made. That is what caused my problems and why my amended return was not transmitted.
Here’s the original question I was going to ask before I found the answer:
The IRS allows filing amended returns electronically starting with 2019. I am trying to file an amended 2020 return with TurboTax. Everything seemed to work until the very last step.
TurboTax pre-populated the signature date with today's date. (See first error message below.) That didn't work so I used the 2021 date on which I originally transmitted to the IRS. That allowed the process to go forward, but ultimately I got the second error message below.
I get the following messages:
Correct Your Signature Date
You either didn't enter a signature date or entered an invalid signature date. Verify and make any necessary corrections here. Your signature date must be on or after 01/01/2021 through 12/31/21.
Your Transmission Didn't Go Through
TurboTax was unable to send your return to the Intuit Electronic Filing Center, for the following reason:
Validation failed: The Intuit Electronic Filing Center is closed for the 2020 Personal Income Tax Filing season. October 20, 2021 was the last day to file returns electronically. - Please file your return(s) through the mail.
Looks like we've had a technical hiccup.
Try e-filing again. If that doesn't work, you can print your return and file by mail.
