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Filing your federal tax return using
IRS e-file is easier and more convenient than
ever before! Most taxpayers can use this program. Access
to a personal computer and the Internet is necessary to
conveniently, quickly and safely transmit your return
and receive proof of acknowledgement. You decide the
manner of tax preparation to quickly and conveniently
e-file your Form 1040, Form 1040A, Form 1040EZ or Form
1040SS (PR) using a personal computer. You can:
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Purchase commercially available software
from a retailer,
Download software from an Internet site and
prepare your return offline, or
Prepare and file your return online.
NOTE: IRS cannot
compete with private enterprise and does not offer free
e-file software or direct filing. A number of companies,
tested and approved by the IRS, do offer free use of
their software and free filing, while others will charge
nominal fees. Terms and conditions vary among companies
and you are advised to review the information on each
company's web site and choose the product that is right
for you.
Anyway you choose, it's a simple process. As always, IRS
e-file means a more accurate return, fast
refunds - in half the time compared to filing a paper
return - and even faster and safer with Direct Deposit!
IRS e-file also offers the convenience of
filing your tax return early and delaying payment up
until the due date.
You can choose to file a completely paperless tax return
by using a Self-Select PIN as your signature. With a
Self-Select PIN, there is no paper signature
document to send in!
And don't forget, in 37 states and in
the District of Columbia you can simultaneously
e-file your Federal and state tax returns. Your
personal computer and IRS e-file does it
all!
NOTE:: Prior Year
1040 series returns may not be filed electronically.
Here is how the IRS e-file option works:
You prepare your tax return on a
personal computer and transmit the information via the
Internet to an electronic return transmitter. You can
transmit a maximum of five returns using tax preparation
software, so you can prepare returns for family and
friends as well.
The electronic return transmitter converts the file you
send to a format that meets IRS specifications, and
transmits it to the IRS. IRS checks the return and
notifies the transmitter (who then informs you) whether
the return has been accepted or rejected. Approximately
89 percent of returns are accepted the first time they
are transmitted.
NOTE: The IRS does not charge a fee for
e-file. However, an electronic return transmitter
offering this service to taxpayers may charge a fee for
transmission. Check out the Free File Home or IRS e-file
Partners web page to learn about free and low cost
e-file opportunities.
If you choose not to use a
Self-Select PIN as your signature, or you have
attachments to submit, you will need to mail in a paper
signature document. You will send the completed
Form 8453-OLOL ,U.S. Individual Income Tax Declaration
for an IRS e-file Online Return, to the
appropriate IRS service center, on the next working day
after you have received acknowledgement that the IRS has
accepted your electronically filed return. Signing this
document indicates you have verified and agree with the
return information. The acknowledgment message received
from your intermediate service provider or transmitter
should include the mailing address. If not, mail Form
8453-OL to the IRS at the applicable address shown on
page 2 of
Form 8453-OL . Include your name, address, social
security number and signature on the Form 8453-OL. If
you filed a joint return, the name, social security
number and signature of your spouse is also required. If
you filed a return for a deceased taxpayer, the
signature of the surviving spouse or the personal
representative is required. To complete Form 8453-OL,
Part I, use the information from your tax return.
Acceptable attachments to Form 8453-OL include:
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Form 1098-C, Contributions of Motor Vehicles,
Boats, and Airplanes (or equivalent
contemporaneous written acknowledgment)
Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of
Representative (only for an electronic return
signed by an agent)
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Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method
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Form 3468, Investment Credit (attach a copy of
the first page of NPS Form 10-168a, Historic
Preservation Certificate Application (Part
2-Description of Rehabilitation), with an
indication that it was received by the
Department of the Interior or the State Historic
Preservation Officer, together with proof that
the building is a certified historic structure
(or that such status has been requested)
Form 4136, Credit for Federal Tax
Paid on Fuels (attach the Certificate for Biodiesel
and, if applicable, Statement of Biodiesel Reseller
or a certificate from the provider identifying the
product as renewable diesel and, if applicable, a
statement from the reseller)
Form 5713, International Boycott Report
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Form 8283, Noncash Charitable
Contributions Section A, (if statement or
qualified appraisal is required) or Section B,
Donated Property, and any related attachments
(including any qualified appraisal or
partnership Form 8283)
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Form 8332, Release of Claim
to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated
Parents (or certain pages from a post-1984
decree or agreement, see instructions)
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Form 8858, Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect To Foreign Disregarded Entities
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Form 8864, Biodiesel and
Renewable Diesel Fuels Credit (attach the
Certificate for Biodiesel and, if applicable,
Statement of Biodiesel Reseller or a certificate
from the provider identifying the product as
renewable diesel and, if applicable, a statement
from the reseller)
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Form 8885, Health Coverage Tax Credit (and all required attachments))
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Schedule D-1, Continuation
Sheet for Schedule D (Form 1040) (or a statement
with the same information), if you elect not to
include your transactions on the electronic
short-term capital gain (loss) or long-term
capital gain (loss) records
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Worksheets 1 through 4 Pub.
517, Social Security and Other Information for
Members of the Clergy and Religious Workers (or
other statement showing the required information
and computations))
NOTE: There is no
requirement to attach Forms W-2, Wage and Tax Statement,
Forms W-2G, Certain Gambling Winnings, Forms W-2GU, Guam
Wage and Tax Statement and Forms 1099-R, Distribution
From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing
Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc., with the
Form 8453-OL, U.S. Individual Income Tax Declaration
for an IRS e-file Online Return. However, we advise you
to keep copies of these attachments with a copy of your
tax return for your records.
For filing season 2008, Tax Year 2007, individual income
taxpayers across the nation will have until Tuesday,
April 15, 2008, to file their 2007 returns and pay any
taxes due.
If your return is not accepted, the electronic return
transmitter will provide you with customer support to
correct your return and resubmit it. Retransmissions for
rejected Form 1040 series returns to all Centers must be
accepted by the IRS on or before April 20, 2008 to be
considered timely filed.
Refunds will be issued within three weeks after the
acknowledgement date..
If you owe money, you can use an
electronic payment option that provides an immediate
acknowledgement when your payment is accepted by the IRS
or mail a check or money order (made out to the United
States Treasury) using form 1040-V, Payment Voucher.
Smart, safe, convenient AND paperless...that's IRS e-file!
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