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Efiling 2020 Return

cwd08051959 — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:02:53 GMT

I know that the IRS isn't accepting returns until Friday, the 12th, but can I go ahead and efile my return now?

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:06:29 GMT

Yes you can go ahead and e-file now. Your return will be on the server until the IRS begins to accept/reject returns on 2-12. Check it carefully before you e-file. Once you e-file you cannot touch it if you discover that you made a mistake.

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

cwd08051959 — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:15:30 GMT

Thanks! I will do that (checking my return before efiling it).

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

cwd08051959 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:10:47 GMT

Wonder exactly when, on Friday, the 12th, TurboTax will release the tax returns on their server ... at midnight, Thursday night, or sometime during the day on Friday?

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

SteamTrain — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:35:17 GMT

@cwd08051959

May not be the 12th at all...could be anytime the whole week after.

The IRS computers cannot process the gazillion of files waiting all at once...in prior years it took about a week to catch up....and this year might be worse. One year, they even had to stop for a few days to fix some processing problems.

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

cwd08051959 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:51:57 GMT

With the right computer system, they can.

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

xmasbaby0 — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:55:49 GMT

@cwd08051959 Do a little googling on how old the IRS's computer system is.

Re: Efiling 2020 Return

cwd08051959 — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 01:21:48 GMT

Yeah, I know ... have they got past the abacus yet?? BTW, Efiled my 2020 return yesterday afternoon ... still Pending a little over 24 hours later.