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🔍 Rejects on Deadline day
This article explains what to do when an IRS electronic return is rejected around the filing deadline, including the IRS perfection period and when a paper return is required.
⚠️ Before You Begin
Keep in mind the IRS allows a limited time to retransmit or correct rejected returns after the due date.
📊 Key Timing Rules for Rejected Returns
The IRS allows 5 days to retransmit returns that were sent prior to the due date, but were rejected.
If the filing deadline is April 15th, then you would have until April 20th to correct a return that was submitted before the deadline, but then rejected.
This 5-day perfection period also applies in years where the filing deadline has been changed from April 15th.
📝 If You Cannot Correct the Electronic Return
If the taxpayer chooses not to have the electronic portion of the return corrected and transmitted to the IRS or if it cannot be accepted for processing by the IRS, the taxpayer must file a paper return.
Step 1: Know the Paper Return Deadline
In order to be filed timely, the paper return must be filed by the later of:
- The due date of the return
- Ten calendar days after the IRS gives notification that the electronic portion of the return is rejected or that it cannot be accepted for processing
Step 2: Include an Explanation
The paper return should include an explanation of why the return is being filed after the due date.
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