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Modernized e-File (MeF) Program Overview

 

Modernized e-File provides electronic filing and payment options for businesses that include corporations, exempt organizations, partnerships and filers of excise tax returns.

MeF Overview Page
The MeF Overview Page includes information and links on MeF:

  • design history
  • benefits
  • processing of returns
  • communication between IRS and transmitters during the e-file process
  • approval of tax preparation software
  • security during transmission

Volumes for MeF Returns
The current and historical volumes of accepted returns filed through MeF can be found on this page.

Filing information for a specific business type is provided by selecting from the following links:

Corporate Returns

  • Corporations
    Corporate taxpayers not required to e-file can find general information about e-filing on this webpage.
  • Corporations Required to e-File
    This webpage provides information for corporations who are required to e-file.
  • General Information
    This webpage includes known e-file issues and solutions for tax years 2006 and 2007 corporate returns.

    Note: The known e-file issues and solutions for tax year 2008 corporate returns are located on the corporate  TY2008 XML Schemas and Business Rules webpage.

Exempt Organizations

            Note: The known e-file issues and solutions for tax year 2008 exempt organization returns are located on
           TY2008 XML Schemas and Business Rules webpage.

Partnerships

  • Partnerships
    This webpage includes known e-file issues and solutions for each tax year for partnership returns.
  • General Information
    This webpage includes links to MeF Publications and partnership schemas.

Excise Tax

Extensions to File


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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: March 27, 2009