Federal e-filing status page

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The following is a summary of the status of each federal government filing system used by CFS Payroll System.

E-Filing System

Status

IRS 94x (940, 941, 943, 944, 945, etc.)

OPEN

  • Will close for annual maintenance from December 27, 2025 to January 13, 2026.
  • debuted to the public on 1/15/25
  • IRS improperly rejected 940s with multi-state employers where one state is a credit reduction state and one is not. Affected files can be resubmitted as of 1/28/25.
  • Always check the acknowledgment file to ensure the return was accepted.

IRS FIRE

OPEN

  • debuted to the public on 1/13/25

IRIS

OPEN

  • debuted to the public on 1/7/25
  • Closes for year switchover on 12/3/25
  • 2026 filing season begins 1/6/26.

BSO

OPEN

  • debuted to the public in mid-December 2024

How did we do?

E-filing additional forms that weren't included in first submittal

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