Business Returns E-file: Creating the E-file

Select Organizer > Federal E-file > Create E-file.
Select the Create E-file button.
An XML file is created. When completed, a date/time stamp is displayed and the e-file status is given. If the return contains a reject e-file diagnostic or XML validation errors, the e-file status section displays a message stating that the XML file was created, but is not qualified to be e-filed.
The reject diagnostics and XML validation errors must be cleared and the XML file is re-created.
Select the Delete Federal E-file button to delete an existing federal e-file.

Possible E-file Status Statements

The possible status statements that can be displayed in the E-file Status section are:

Created, but Not Qualified: The e-file (or extension e-file) has been created for viewing, but cannot be transmitted until the reject diagnostics and XML validation errors are corrected.
Qualified: E-file return (or extension) can be transmitted.
Sent, Started, Transmission, or Waiting: Each of these statuses indicates that the e-file return is being processed. The e-file cannot be recreated while the return shows this status.
Rejected: The return has been rejected by IRS (or state authority). The condition causing the reject should be corrected and the e-file recreated and retransmitted.
Accepted: The IRS (or state authority) has accepted the return.

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Last Modified: 03/20/2020

Last System Build: 09/13/2021