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John Abshier · 2013-02-01 11:10

Well, they do have to deal with the IRS. In an e-mail from the IRS

The IRS has rejected your federal return. This means that your return has not been filed.

Here's the reason for the rejection:

Field/Xpath: /efile:Return[1]/efile:ReturnData[1]/efile:IRS1099R[1]/efile:RecipientsName[1]
Issue : The XML data has failed schema validation.

Well, that's clear. I know just what to do. By the way, the FAQ link in the e-mail 404's

John Abshier

ElectricAye · 2013-02-01 11:13

Double check it's not a phishing scam.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) · 2013-02-01 11:16

I never get XML errors with my paper returns.

-Phil

NWCCTV · 2013-02-01 11:33

I think there was something about them being a week late this year on the news.

John Abshier · 2013-02-01 13:03

If the third time is not the charm, I will file by paper. It bugs me to take information that was in electronic form, converted to paper and mailed to me, to be remailed to the IRS to then be converted back into electronic form. Is employing unnecessary data entry clerks waste or welfare? If the site is not ready there are tons of "Under construction" web sites to steal from.

John Abshier

frank freedman · 2013-02-01 20:56

C'mon man, get with the program! The new jobs plan to create thousands of newly minted (unionized) govnmint workers who will have jobs for life no matter what.......

LoopyByteloose · 2013-02-01 23:32

John Abshier wrote: »

Well, they do have to deal with the IRS. In an e-mail from the IRS

The IRS has rejected your federal return. This means that your return has not been filed.

Here's the reason for the rejection:

Field/Xpath: /efile:Return[1]/efile:ReturnData[1]/efile:IRS1099R[1]/efile:RecipientsName[1]
Issue : The XML data has failed schema validation.

Well, that's clear. I know just what to do. By the way, the FAQ link in the e-mail 404's
John Abshier

The rejection notice seems to say something wrong with your 1099R.

This sounds like a scam for some hostile software, but it just could be a computer glitch.

I was enrolled as an Enrolled Agent of the IRS, Department of Treasury to 10 years. And I have NEVER heard of the IRS rejecting a Federal return. In fact, it may be statutorily impossible for them to do so.

They may request clarification, they may audit a return, and you may have to amend a return. But once the return is filed, the statue of limitations on your return are activated. With no filing, there is no statue of limitation of your obligations. I don't think the Fed can revoke your attempt to file.

There are significant penalties for filing an obvious capricious return.

BTW, I never file electronically. Everything is done on paper and via registered mail. The electronic filing process is not going to protect you as well as having sent a hard copy and having proof of sending such.

If you have trouble with your return, your local IRS office will help you fill out the forms for free. And if you don't like what they did, you have three years to amend.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) · 2013-02-01 23:40

It could be a scam. I get that kind of Smile all the time -- from LinkedIn, Better Business Bureau, banks I don't bank with, Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service, and just today from some federal contracting agency that I've never heard of. They all want me to either open an attachment or go to some dodgy website -- neither of which I will ever do. But I shudder to think of how many who will.

-Phil

LoopyByteloose · 2013-02-03 12:33

Context would indicate if this was a scam or not.

It is a scam if it is unsolicited email
It is a computer glitch if one has been trying to do an on-line electronic filing and got into error messages.

All the data for you tax filing -- W-2s, 1099s, K-1s and so on are sent to the IRS in duplicate by the originator and then this data is matched to your filing. If that data has not arrived or is in some way flawed, there is nothing to match.

I suppose in an electronic filing, that might cause this kind of a rejection. If you filed by paper, somebody would just have to sit on the return until they either sent you a letter or got good data to match or they decided to accept what you offered.

John Abshier · 2013-02-04 07:28

I don't think it is a scam the fillable forms site is a direct link from irs.gov. I think it is just shoddy programming/execution. What bothers me is I (through my taxes) paid for it and there will probably be no consequences to the IRS personnel/contractors responsible.

John Abshier

John Abshier · 2013-02-04 11:12

SOLVED! I spent too much time on this, but am obsessive about computer problems. After you fill out you tax forms and click on e-file, you are asked to fill out 1099's. The Social Security 1099 does not have a payer id number, so I left it blank. That generated a message that there was a problem with recipients ID. When I finally deleted the 1099 for Social Security, it read my Form 1040. It reported that the tax withheld on the 1040 did not equal the sum of tax withheld on the 1099's. Searching on the web I got pointed to a block to report other withholding. Entered number from Social Security 1099 there and form was finally accepted.

John Abshier

LoopyByteloose · 2013-02-04 23:39

Happy to hear you solved it. It is difficult to accept that the Social Security Administration doesn't provide a 'payer ID #' on a 1099R... after all, they should know this is required when filing.

A typical computer glitch. One programmer doesn't know what another programmer is told to do.

I will continue to file all forms in paper, send by registered mail, and let a human trap the errors. It sounds like you spent more time on a paperless form that you would have spent on a conventional filing by mail.

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