An important announcement from the IRS today:
Do you still need to file a 2017 tax return? If you intend to file electronically, do so by Saturday, Nov. 17. E-File closes for 2017 tax returns on that date, even if the taxpayer is in a presidentially declared disaster area. Paper filing will remain available.
Preparers and taxpayers — make sure you get those final lagging returns e-filed asap, or you just bought yourselves a bunch of extra processing time, as well as unnecessary administrative effort.
In case you’re wondering why the cut-off, the IRS explains:
IRS Modernized e-file, the system that processes electronically-filed individual returns, will shut down after Nov. 17, enabling the IRS to perform annual maintenance and to reprogram the system for the upcoming 2019 tax-filing season.