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April 23, 2026
MeF 8892 stakeholders:
We are providing tax year 2025 Extensible Markup Language (XML) schemas and business rules for the following forms that include new tax year form(s) and tax law changes.
Included in the 2025v1.0 schema package are the files associated with the Form 8892 package. The XML standardization was applied and are available for program planning purposes.
Form 8892 schemas and business rules distribution are now distributed through the Registered User Portal and your e-Services mailbox. This mailbox is part of the Secure Object Repository (SOR). Users will access their mailbox in their existing e-services account to pick up the schema and business rules packages.
For the 8892 XML schemas, the Instance Document contained in the schema files is viewable with any generic Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) reader. See the 8892 "Instance Document" for a sample of 8892 transmission.
Business rules are posted in two different formats which contain identical information - Adobe (PDF) and a comma-separated file (CSV). A column within the file identifies changes made from the previous version.
If you have any questions about the schemas or business rules, please send your inquiry to the MeF mailbox.