Return XML: Filename Conventions: Limitations and Requirements

These limitations and requirements apply to Return XML import and export filenames:

The filename for a Return XML import file is limited to 30 characters, including the 4-character filename extension. The filename can include spaces but cannot include special characters prohibited by the Microsoft DOS 8.3 file naming conventions.
If the filename of a Return XML import file exceeds 30 characters in length, the import file is not uploaded from the user’s workstation to the batch servers and cannot be imported into a tax return.
The filename for a Return XML export file is created by the export program. The filename root is identical to the eight-character filename root of the tax return locator being exported.
The filename extension for a Return XML import or export file is *.XML. For example, a Tax Year 2021 1040 looks like A1234561.XML.

Import/Export/rxml_online_7.htm/TY2021

Last Modified: 03/20/2020

Last System Build: 10/18/2022