Modernized e-File (MeF) provides electronic filing and payment options for filers of Corporation, Employment Tax, Estates and Trusts, Excise Tax, Exempt Organization, Individual, and Partnership Tax Returns.
1040 MeF Production Shutdown
Shutdown begins on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time, in order to prepare the system for the upcoming Tax Year 2024 Filing Season.
Important Note: Only "Send Submissions" for 1040 (both State and Federal) will be affected by this shutdown, all other services such as "Get Acks" and all state services will not be affected by the shutdown and users should be able to continue to use those services. Business (BMF) returns are not impacted by this IMF Production Shutdown schedule.
Current System Status:
Production System: Operational*
Assurance Testing System (ATS): Operational*
*Scheduled Maintenance Build: A routine system maintenance build is scheduled every Sunday from 12:01 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Eastern.
During this maintenance period, MeF will accept submissions but will not generate acknowledgements or process any state services such as Get Submissions, Send Acknowledgements or Send Receipts.
For more information regarding MeF, please see the Modernized e-File (MeF) Program Information on IRS.gov.