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Below is the library of previous messages. This page contains the last 12 months of prior QuickAlerts messages and is updated after the 1st of each month.


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February 2024PDF

  • Form 1040 series business rules and schema are available.
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available.
  • Unscheduled maintenance for ACA information returns (AIR) assurance testing system (AATS) environment
  • Update - Unscheduled maintenance for ACA information returns (AIR) assurance testing system (AATS) environment
  • Form 1040 series tax year 2021 and 2022 updated business rules are available

January 2024PDF

  • Affordable Care Act information returns (AIR) production 
  • Affordable Care Act information returns (AIR) production schedule (correction) 
  • 2024 filing season for modernized e-file (MeF) business
  • 2024 filing season for modernized e-file (MeF) individual
  • 2024 filing season for modernized e-file (MeF) business
  • Filing information returns electronically (FIRE) and information returns (IR) application for transmitter control code (TCC)
  • Filing information returns electronically (FIRE) and information returns (IR) application for transmitter control code (TCC)
  • Trouble logging into the filing information returns electronically (FIRE) system 

December 2023PDF

  • Reminder - Business modernized e-file (MeF) production shutdown
  • Form 1040 series updated business rules are available.
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available

November 2023PDF

  • 1040 modernized e-file (MeF) production shutdown
  • Information returns intake system (IRIS) working group meeting 
  • Reminder - 1040 modernized e-file (MeF) production shutdown
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available.
  • Form 1040 series business rules and schema are available.
  • Get your transmitter control code (TCC) to electronically file information returns
  • Get your transmitter control code (TCC) to electronically file information returns
  • iAffordable Care Act (ACA) Information returns (AIR) shutdown/cutover and maintenance schedule
  • Business modernized e-file (MeF) production shutdown
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available.

October 2023PDF

  • Information returns intake system (IRIS) working group meeting
  • Information returns intake system (IRIS) working group meeting (updated link)
  • Form 1040 series business rules and schema are available. 
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available.
  • Scheduled maintenance for the Affordable Care Act information returns (AIR) system
  • Existing non-U.S. filing information returns electronically (FIRE) customers
  • Existing non-U.S. filing information returns electronically (FIRE) customers
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window
  • Form 1040 series schema are available. 

September 2023PDF

  • Form 1040 series business rules and schema are available.
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available
  • Scheduled maintenance for the Affordable Care Act information returns (AIR) system
  • Affordable Care Act (ACA) information returns (AIR) production and ACA assurance testing system (AATS) WSDL packages for filing season 2024/tax year 2023 are available
  • Information returns intake system (IRIS) working group meeting
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) maintenance window
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window
  • Tax Year 2023 assurance testing system questionnaire
  • Annual system update for the modernized e-file (MeF) assurance testing system (ATS)
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window

August 2023PDF

  • Information returns (IR) application for transmitter control code (TCC) after August 1, 2023
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business rules are available.
  • Posting ACA information returns (AIR) schema and business rules tax year 2023v1.0 and ACA assurance test system (AATS) scenarios 
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) maintenance window
  • Scheduled maintenance for the Affordable Care Act information returns (AIR) system
  • Filing information returns electronically (FIRE) system scheduled downtime
  • Information returns intake system (IRIS) quick alerts subscription available now
  • Distribution of modernized e-file (MeF) new web service definition language (WSDLs)
  • Document upload tool

July 2023PDF 

  • Reminder - Phase 2 of the information returns (IR) application for transmitter control code (TCC) transition
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available.
  • Form 1040 series business rules and schema are available.
  • Information returns (IR) application for transmitter control code (TCC) for non-U.S. Form 1042-S filers

June 2023PDF

  • Heavy Highway Use Tax -Form 2290 for tax year 2023 assurance testing system is available.
  • Heavy Highway Use Tax (Form 2290) for tax year 2023 assurance testing system (ATS) is not available.
  • Form 1040 series business rules and schema are available.
  • Software developers, return transmitters and authorized IRS e-file providers/EROs.
  • Reminder for participation in IRS e-file program
  • Heavy Highway Use Tax -Form 2290 for tax year 2023 assurance testing system is available.

May 2023PDF

  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window
  • Update - modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window
  • Scheduled maintenance for the ACA information returns (AIR) production and assurance testing (AATS) environments
  • Scheduled maintenance for the ACA information returns (AIR) production and assurance testing (AATS) environments

April 2023PDF 

  • Form 1040 series business rules are available 
  • New modernized e-file (MeF) business returns schema and business rules are available. 
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window 

March 2023PDF

  • New Form 1040 series business rules are available
  • Modernized e-file (MeF) extended maintenance window