The "form" you see is simply a look alike of the paper version for the form that is only used for your data entry. e-file "forms" never get transmitted to the IRS, only the encrypted data that you entered gets sent to the IRS and must be in the format specified by the IRS or the IRS computer could not read it.
The 8915A & 8915B forms are brand new forms that never existed before so that requires new electronic form specifications (schema's) to be written and tested before e-file providers can release them. That usually takes the IRS 2-3 weeks after the pdf form is released. The pdf forms were just released by the IRS on Feb 28.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
