Why has Form 8915B-T Been Delayed yet again??????

[mesapsa]

Anyone know when Turbotax will finally have this form available to file? Absolutely ridiculous to make people keep waiting for these forms that should have been completed MONTHS AGO! I don't even know whats going to happen now to my $1,200 stimulus refund now since the IRS does not have my current address on file nor a proper bank account on file! Thanks Turbotax! 

I have sent a change of address to the IRS via mail however says takes up to 6 weeks to process, good luck calling them! This form was delayed last year and has been delayed worse this year! GET IT TOGETHER IRS AND TURBOTAX! 

[mesapsa]

Good luck with that amendment once its released! It would be an absolute nightmare to file and then have to try and amend a tax return! What an absolute dropping of the ball by the IRS and Turbotax! Horrible service to the tax payers of this country! 

[mesapsa]

this form is the real disaster here! What a joke!

[macuser_22]

The 2019 paper version has just been released by the IRS.   The form specifications for software providers should be available in a week or so.  TurboTax has the 8915-B forms scheduled for the May 14, update.   Just so everybody is aware - the IRS has stated that they will NOT be programing the e-file system to electronically accept those forms, so anyone needing those forms to file will only be able to mail file.

[LinaJ2020]

The IRS does not have the form updated.  Click here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8915a.pdf

If the IRS has not updated the form, there is nothing we can do but continue to delay. The expected release date of the form is 5/14/2020

@mesapsa

[macuser_22]

The 8915-B was released 3/9 and the 8915-A should follow shortly.

The topic of this thread was the 8915-B form.

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8915b.pdf

[mesapsa]

Good luck with that amendment! I am holding off as it will be an absolute nightmare to make an amendment on this. 

[macuser_22]

While I have never known the IRS to prosecute anyone for filing without a form and amend later, you do sign a tax return (either on paper with pen and ink or electronically with a pin)  under penalty of perjury that the tax return is complete and correct to the best of your knowledge.    Since you know that it is not complete then you are committing perjury if you file without a necessary form.

[tammea]

You can file and amend. It isn’t perjury. 

[tammea]

People amend taxes all the time. 

[tammea]

You have until the deadline which has been extended to file an amended return. Don’t make people afraid of doing so. It is fine. 

[macuser_22]

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@tammea wrote:

You have until the deadline which has been extended to file an amended return. Don’t make people afraid of doing so. It is fine. 

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Not making anyone afraid - just pointing out the tax law.

Also amended returns take an average of 4 months to process and if an amended return is filed before the original return has been fully  processed then both returns can be delayed 6 months or more since they must be hand processed and anything the IRS does by hand is slow.

Do what you want.   You have 3 years to file an amended return to correct an error or honest mistake.  Knowingly filing an incomplete tax return is neither.

In any event, those forms should be available long before the July 15 filing date.

[chezavila]

Now the form to mail my return is 5/20/2020.

For tax year 2019 I have both a federal and state refund coming.  Do I have to file an extension on April 15?

[macuser_22]

The filing date is now July 15, 2020.   If filed by then, no extension is necessary.   If you need an extension to Oct. 15, 2020 then file for an extension before the July 15 date.

[tammea]

I know you have three years to file an amended return, but if you file it before the tax deadline then you can avoid a penalty. I filed on March 26th and got my return on April 7th. Yes, I will file an amended return when the form is ready and pay what I owe back to them. People need their money right now.