IRS 2018 Efile deadline is November 17 2019. Does Turbotax allow Refund filers to efile until the IRS deadline?

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October 17, 2019
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xmasbaby0

Level 15

No. TurboTax e-filing has shut down for 2018 returns. If you tried to e-file on October 15, and the return was rejected you can fix it and re-file it up to October 20, 2019. But a return that was not e-filed timely by the 10-15 deadline cannot be e-filed now. It has to be printed signed and mailed. A return that still cannot be e-filed here as of 10-20-19 will also have to be printed, signed and mailed.

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AtlantaRTAAuthor

Level 2

That makes no sense the October 15 deadline for the IRS has nothing to do with Refunds. Refunds do not need an extension and the October 15th deadline for the IRS only applies to extensions. There is a month left to efile with the IRS.

VolvoGirl

Level 15

Sorry but your post makes no sense. You actually have 3 years to file for a Refund. Where on the IRS website do you see Nov 17? Last year they did have a later date than Oct 15 for people in a disaster zone.

and you are filing a Return not a Refund.

Carl

Level 11

The E-filing deadline for a self-prepared personal 1040 tax return is Oct 15, 2019. If you e-file on Oct 15th and it is rejected by the IRS, then you have until Oct 20th to fix the rejection error and resubmit. If not accepted by the IRS by Oct 20th, then you have no choice but to print, sign and mail the return to the IRS. The Oct 15th deadline for an initial e-fila submission and Oct 20th deadline for s re-submission are "hard" deadlines that will not be extended for any reason and with no exceptions.

Tax professionals using professional tax preparation software for their clients have a hard deadline of Nov 17th that will not be extended for any reason and with no exceptions.

Darn! I lost the website I copied the above from and now can't find it again. I wanted to reference it. I'm sure one of the tax pros out there can do so for me.

AtlantaRTAAuthor

Level 2

I have Turbo tax software on my PC and will receive a refund, no deadline for my filing this year of course from the IRS. I wanted to be sure when I transmit my return it will get forwarded to the IRS and I may just do as the previous person mentioned, no harm in submitting I will not get a confirmation of the IRS accepting the return. I have seen the Turbo tax message for years showing their cutoff date.

My surprise was that the IRS does keep efile open until November, last year had a similar cutoff date. No I have not seen an IRS site stating that the efile deadline only applied to professional tax preparers, if it does then the Turbotax date makes sense.

I went to several websites, although I need to look into them, that process efile that have not mentioned a cutoff date of October 15th. If you have an IRS site or other info stating the cutoff I am interested because I will efile with Turbotax, the other online sites that do not show a cutoff of October 15th, or paid preparer which I am fine using to avaoid the 6-8 weeks it takes to receive a refund. I experienced 10 weeks personally when sending paper returns.

xmasbaby0

Level 15

@AtlantaRTA You do not seem to understand. Even though you have the desktop software--it is TurboTax software. The deadline for e-filing using TT is over. You will have to print, sign and mail your return.

When you mail a tax return, you need to attach any documents showing tax withheld, such as your W-2’s or any 1099’s. Use a mailing service that will track it, such as UPS or certified mail so you will know the IRS/state received the return.