How do i e file a 2016 return Today with 2015 software? E filing closed for season

[kmpathome]

i filed for an extension for 2016 taxes I have until Oct 17 to file but 2015 software is telling me e file option is closed as of Oct 17 2016 can i still e file

[SweetieJean · Accepted solution]

You seem to be mixing up dates.  You can no longer efile a 2015 tax return. It must be printed and mailed.

You can efile a 2016 return until Oct 16, 2017 but you must use the 2016 software to prepare it (not 2015).

[SweetieJean]

October 16, 2017  Final deadline to e-file your 2016 personal tax return.

October 21, 2017  Final deadline to resubmit a rejected return that was originally e-filed on or before October 16.
If you're expecting a refund and miss the October 21 final cutoff date, you have until April 15, 2020 (October 15, 2020 if you filed an extension) to file a paper return and claim your 2016 refund.

[xmasbaby0]

You cannot use 2015 software to prepare a 2016 tax return.  Each tax year has software specific to the tax laws for that year.  You will have to use 2016 software to prepare your 2016 tax return.  You can either purchase desktop 2016 software or use the online program for 2016.

You can still file your 2016 tax return after the filing deadline. You will be able to e-file up to October 16, 2017.  If you are getting a refund, it will be OK to file past the deadline; you will not be penalized.  However, if you owe tax due, get your return filed ASAP, as penalties have begun to accrue.

[VolvoGirl]

Sorry, did you fill out your 2016 return in the 2015 program? You will have to enter it all over again using the 2016 Desktop program or the Online web version.

You can start a new online return here, https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/online/

You can buy the Desktop CD/Download program https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/

If you have the 2015 return on your computer as a .tax2015 file you can transfer it into a new 2016 return.  Post back if you want to transfer it.