As an IRS-authorized e-file provider, CCH offers a .NET-based Electronic Filing Status System. Along with a real-time acknowledgement of returns, you'll be able to submit, track, stop, and change the status of any return exported for e-filing. With ProSystem fx Tax and the Electronic Filing Status System, you'll find that you:
- Save hours of administrative legwork.
- Experience immediate productivity gains.
- Enable clients to get their refunds faster than by paper filing.
- Get an electronic receipt from the IRS, ensuring that the taxpayer's return has been filed.
- Reduce your printing and mailing costs associated with paper filing of returns.
- Move your practice towards a digital office.
- Comply with state mandates.
- Take advantage of IRS's e-services.
ProSystem fx Tax includes a new Electronic Filing Status System that gives you an unprecedented level of customer support. With this web-based feature, you can…
- View and check the status of all your returns.
- Release returns to taxing authorities.
- Stop processing of a return in its early stages.
- View separate statuses for federal and multiple-state e-filings.
- Customize your views with the unique filter.
- Easily export all views to Microsoft® Excel spreadsheets.
- Process refund anticipation loans to speed refund payments to your customers.
ProSystem fx Tax provides you with e-filing customer service that you won’t find anywhere else in the industry. Some of the tools we offer you include:
- Downloadable e-filing instruction guides in PDF format explain topics such as 1120 and 1120S Consolidated Returns, attaching PDF files to returns, and filing electronically.
- Downloadable ProSystem fx Tax program updates made available between regular CD releases ensure that you are as current as the IRS in e-filing compliance.
- Forms Release Status brings you up-to-the-minute actual or projected release dates, by product, for each federal and state form.
- Frequently Asked Questions, product news alerts, and “How To” instructions answer questions about installing, configuring, and using ProSystem fx Tax products.
- Product Compatibility and Certifications provide important standards between ProSystem fx Tax and a wide variety of popular software, hardware, and peripherals.
What Are IRS e-Services?
E-services is a suite of web-based products that will allow tax professionals and payers to do business with the IRS electronically. These services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any computer with an Internet connection. Currently, the following products are available:
- Registration
- Preparer Tax ID Number Application (PTIN)
- Interactive Taxpayer ID Number Matching (TIN)
What about IRS Premium e-Services?
IRS offers premium e-services for professionals who e-file over 100 returns. Only approved IRS business partners, such as e-filing tax professionals and payers, will be eligible to participate. These services include:
- Disclosure Authorization
- Electronic Account Resolution
- Transcript Delivery System
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