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What does this mean?"E-File is not available because your tax return includes a tax situation that can't be e-filed. Revisit the Review section to see more details...."

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January 23, 2020
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Critter

Level 15

Exactly what it says .... there is a form in your return that is NOT YET READY to be filed ... so you must WAIT until it is ... only then will you be able to efile the return. The REVIEW screen tells you which forms that are holding you back, an estimation of when they may be ready AND the option to get an email alert.

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I'm trying to file my federal taxes for 2020 tax season in 2021. Im getting E-File is not available because your tax return includes forms that can't be e-filed. Revisit the Review section to see which forms. I go to the review section and it doesn't show me any forms that can't be efile. Im not doing anything different then last year except, since the rule changed, im using last years earned income for the eitc and child credit. I have a child and I have unemployment. I cant even view my return to see what forms are being used. I logged out and back in again on a different browser.

Cynthi88128

Level 2

I am getting the same message. I noticed the EITC may me the issue. I'm not sure

AmyC

Level 15

The state and federal government approve the most common forms first and work their way down the list. Please see these links for form availability. Once a date shows up, the reality should be close. Once released, Turbo Tax will work quickly to get it working in the program. Links are updated constantly.

Federal form availability

State form availability

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caj22

Level 2

I checked under NYS forms and it says form IT.-2 is unsupported for Efile does that

mean the form is still being updated or is it just unable to be efiled?

Rossy083

Level 2

I file my federal already, but since I file it before my state tax now I'm getting the same notification. Someone said maybe if you filed one tax form first, then you will have to wait until it is approved in order to file the other one.

caj22

Level 2

my federal has already been submitted, accepted, and refunded but getting the same message when trying to file the state.

HeatherPLO

Level 14

This may mean your state has forms that are unable to be e-filed. For more details, please see the Help Article here.

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Sandra8a

Level 2

Hi, has anybody that has encountered the same issue successfully E- filed?

MaryM428

Level 11

You will click on Review and get a message explaining why you cannot efile. Then you need to see it it is something that you can correct to make your return eligible for efiling. \

Most of the time there will be a solution and you will be able to efile. In some cases that message appears when a form is not yet available and you just need to wait until the form is available to efile.

Nahudgeons

Level 2

I was able to E-file today using my 2019 tax info for the Earned Income and Child Tax Credits.

JoannaB2

Level 9

Yes. It means that one or more forms aren't available to e-file yet. The IRS is still finalizing some tax forms needed for electronic filing. For the meantime, click Federal Review (upper right hand of the screen).to verify which form/s needed on you income tax return or to check for errors.

The IRS will be accepting electronic filing by February 12, 2021.

See, federal forms availability, link.

dsherwoo

Level 2

I am still having this issue with my New York State return. It seems some people were able to resolve this problem by simply waiting for forms to become available, but no luck for me. It should be a pretty straightforward filing--just a Form IT-203, Nonresident and Part-Year Resident which is listed as available to e-file here.

Both my Federal return and my Colorado State return have both been e-filed and accepted, so I'm not sure what unique tax situation that are referring to.

I'd prefer not to file by mail, but it seems that's the only option. Am I missing something?

dsherwoo

Level 2

Update: Apparently I had mistakenly generated forms that were not supported on e-file, specifically an IT-2 and an IT-215, but there is no way to see this from the main page. I was able to go to Tax Tools -> Tools -> Delete a form, and manually remove these forms from my State return and it worked. Was then able to e-file!

Rog95

Level 2

I did this exact thing and now I owe NY State money!!! I never was supposed to pay anything. How do I go about fixing this I cannot find anywhere to fix this. Please help.

jdanosborn1959

Level 2

Like others here I am getting the cannot file electronically due to the "Your Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is based on non-documented earned income.

So I live in Tennessee so we have no personal state income tax forms so that should be an issue in terms of State approvals. The EIC Worksheet on the Prior Year earned Income Election Smart Worksheet on line B which would show what you received in 2018 is 0 so that cannot be the issue.

Still a puzzle....

TerukoL

Level 13

@jdanosborn1959 Have you checked to make sure you did not accidentally generate forms that you do not need that may be preventing you from e-filing?

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jdanosborn1959

Level 2

How would one know which forms are not neccessary?

Diesel Comfort

Level 2

There a few instanced that require you to send in your return no matter what. The one I am aware of is if your W2 has a J code. Why? Only the government knows. They don't like the "0" under wages maybe. Just send it in to the the IRS office based on your area. Nothing to worry about.

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