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QuickAlerts Library 2009 - 2008

January 2009

• EMS
• Electronic Management System (EMS)

December 2008

• Electronic Management System - Memphis
• Business Filers ATTN: Software Developers
• Tax Year 2008 Publication 1346 Nature of Change #2
• Individual Filers
• Tax Year 2008 Publication 1346 Nature of Change #3
• EMS Downtime at Martinsburg
• Business Filers - Software Developers
• EMS Scheduled Maintenance
• Individal & Business Filers - Changes to Lockbox Addresses Could Affect the Clients You Serve
• Business Filers-BATS Form 1041
• Business Filers
• EMS Memphis
• Business Filers-BATS Testing Form 1041
• EMS Memphis

November 2008

• Processing Year 2009 EMS Schedules, Charts and What's New with EMS
• Free Marketing Toolkit
• Individual Filers - Tax Year 2008 Publication 1346:
• Publication 1436 Updates
• Business Filers - ATTN: Software Developers
• 1041 e-file BATS
• Tax Year 2008 Publication 1346 & Nature of Change #1.1
• Individual Filers
• EMS Disaster Recovery Exercise
• EMS Memphis Internet Test Filers
• EMS Disaster Recovery Exercise
• Individual Filers - Publication 1436 Update #2, Separate Software Identification Number Requirement
• Individual Filers - Publication 1436, Nature of Change #2

October 2008

• Individual Filers - The IRS opens an Identity Protection Specialized Unit October 1
• Business Filers - Software Developers
• Individual Filers - TY 08 PATS Testing
• Individual Filers - Publication 1436
• Columbus Day Power Outage
• Deadline for filing Tax Year 2007 Form 1041 electronically has been extended.
• Individual Filers - PATS
• Acknowledgement Files - Fresno Submission Centers
• Business Filers
• Deadline for filing Tax Year 2007 Form 1041 electronically has been extended
• Last Day to e-file Form 1040 and ETD Returns
• Last Day to e-file ETD Returns
• EMS Downtime at ECC-Memphis
• EMS Downtime at ECC Menphis
• EMS Downtime at ECC-Memphis
• Business Filers

September 2008

• Electronic Filing Bulletin Board Permanently Disabled
• Individual Filers- PATS Testing
• Business Filers - Software Developer
• Individual Filers - Tax Year 2008 Publication 1346

August 2008

• Electronic Management System (EMS) Down Time
• EMS - Martinsburg
• EMS - Martinsburg
• Electronic Managment System - Martinsburg, WV
• Electronic Management System - Martinsburg, WV
• PIN Signature for Online Filers and Elimination of Form 8453-OL
• Annual Labor Day Power Outage

July 2008

• Individual Filers - UPDATED TY 2008 Publication 1346 DRAFT Record Layout #2.1
• EMS Memphis
• EMS Downtime at ECC-Memphis

June 2008

• Business Filers
• Individual Filers- TY 2008 Pub 1346 DRAFT Record Layout Changes
• Individual Filers-TY 2008 Pub 1346 DRAFT Record Layout Changes
• TY2008 Publication 1346 DRAFT Record Layout Changes
• TY2008 Publication 1346 DRAFT Record Layout Changes 1 and 2
• Electronic Management System Down Time - Memphis
• Individual Filers- TY 2008 Pub 1346 DRAFT Record Layout Changes
• Individual Filers - Publication 1346 DRAFT Record Layout Changes 1 and 2

May 2008

• Individual Filers - TY 2007 Pub 1346 Files Spec Change #15

April 2008

• Forms 1065 and 8804 Filers Submitting a Form 7004
• Individual Filers - Electronic Economic Stimulus Payment Returns
• e-help Desk: Assistance with Resolving Rejects
• Business Filers - 94x XML Schema Update
• Common Error Reject Code - Self Select Solutions on IRS.gov

March 2008

• Acknowledgement Files - Kansas City and Fresno Submission Processing Centers
• Acknowledgement Files - Kansas City and Fresno Submission Centers
• Daylight Saving Time
• Individual Filers - TY 2007 Pub 1346, File Spec Change #12 and Record Layout Change #6
• Individual Filers - Reminder to Keep Forms 8879 For Your Files
• Individual Filers - Error Reject Code 0515
• Individual Filers- Error Reject Code 0668
• Individual Filers - TY 2007 Pub 1346 File Spec Change #13
• Individual Filers - Error Reject Code 0295
• Individual Filers - Form 2350, Application for Extension of Time to File U.S.Income Tax Return
• Individual Filers - Error Reject Code 0668
• Individual Filers -Electronic Economic Stimulus Payment Returns

February 2008

• Individual Filers
• EMS Downtime at ECC-MEM
• Individual Filers
• Individual Filers - ETIN Reminder for PATS Testing of the 5 AMT Patch Forms
• Disabling of Form 8835
• Individual Filers - TY 2007 File Specification Change #9
• Individual Filers - Please Do Not Provide Taxpayers with the e-help Desk Number
• Individual Filers - Error Reject Codes 0030 and 0237 for Form 2106
• Individual Filers - Electronic Filing of Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Legislation Forms
• EMS - Martinsburg
• Individual Filers - Error Reject Codes 0030, 0302, 0383 and 0720
• EMS Martinsburg Update
• IRS e-file Locator Service
• Individual Filers - TY 2007 Pub 1346 File Spec Change #10
• Authorized IRS e-file Provider Locator
• Individual Filers - Error Reject Code 0385, Form 8863 Education Credits
• Individual Filers- Error Reject Code 0295
• Individual Filers - TY 2007 Pub 1346 File Spec Change #11
• Individual Filers - Form 2350, Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return
• Individual Filers -Implementation of Forms for Technical Correction Act of 2007 and Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007
• Individual Filers - Correction for Implementation of Forms for Technical Correction Act 2007 and Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007