1040 MeF Shutdown & Tentative Dates
According to the IRS, production for the tax returns filed through Modernized e-File (MeF) will be down from Friday, November 23 until Tuesday, January 22. Here are some more important dates to keep in mind:
| Tentative Dates: | |
| October 19, 2012 | – IMF Shutdown - 1040 ELF (Legacy) |
| November 5, 2012 | – ATS Startup – all MeF |
| November 13, 2012 | – PATS Startup – Contingency Plan testing |
| November 23, 2012 | – IMF Shutdown – 1040 MeF |
| December 3, 2012 | – Form 1041 BATS Startup |
| December 15, 2012 | – January 2, 2013 – EMS Cutover (downtime) |
| December 26, 2012 | – BMF Shutdown – BMF MeF forms |
| December 26, 2012 | – January 6, 2013 – MeF Cutover (downtime) |
| January 3, 2013 | – Form 94X Startup – Legacy only |
| January 7, 2013 | – BMF Startup – BMF MeF forms |
| January 22, 2013 | – IMF Startup (MeF is only system operating) |
| January 28, 2013 | – Form 1041 Startup – Legacy only |
