BSO and IRS FIRE System is down for maintenance dates

Eric Updated by Eric

BSO Tax year 2025 W-2 submission opens December 8th 2025.
The IRS Fire Production System will be down for annual updates at the end of November 2025 and return from winter maintenance on January 6, 2026.

RIS Portal will open January 6, 2026.

The IRS File Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system is down for maintenance for about a month starting each December. Click here for the exact dates.

During the maintenance window, users may see "The FIRE System is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later".

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