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Information for IRS e-file Providers

Become an Authorized e-file Provider
Save money, increase your productivity and build your business, while providing a service the majority of taxpayers now expect.

e-services - Online Tools for Tax Professionals
Tax professionals and payers can now use the e-services suite of web-based products to do business with the IRS electronically. These services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from just about any computer with an internet connection. New products are now available, including the on-line e-file application.

e-file for Tax Professionals
A quick, easy, smart way to get your taxes where you want them to be --- Done!

e-Help Desk Toll-Free Number
Centralized toll-free number for the EPSS e-help Desk ~ assistors are ready to respond to questions and issues concerning e-products.

e-file Made Easy - A Tax Professional's One-Stop e-file & e-Pay Shop
Attention Tax Professionals - This is your one-stop resource center for individual and business e-file, e-services, and e-pay. Remember to bookmark this page, because we hope you'll want to come back!

Tax Professionals e-file Market Research Data
We are providing this information so you can view and use the market research gathered by the IRS for your own needs and for the purpose of letting you know how the IRS decides where to place advertisements

QuickAlerts "More" e-file Benefits for Tax Professionals
Calling all "e-file Tax Professionals" - Never Miss Another Important e-file Message with QuickAlerts ! Did you know the IRS has a "FREE" messaging system that gives you e-file information and service center processing delays within moments of when they occur? Don't be left out in the cold this filing season. Warm up to QuickAlerts and stay on top of e-file news that affects your business.

e-News Subscriptions
Subscribe to any or all of the IRS e-mail services identified below. These services which provide you with updates to tax related information on a local or national level. Each service individually describes the type of information you can expect to receive.

IRS e-file Library
The IRS e-file Library.

Federal/State e-file
Information for Federal/State e-file.

Authorized IRS e-file Provider Locator Service For Tax Professionals
This service allows you to identify and locate Electronic Return Originators (EROs), Transmitters, Software Developers, and Intermediate Service Providers through interactive database searches.

Reporting Fraud and Abuse Within the IRS E-File Program
You should report fraudulent or abusive returns, including those with questionable Forms W-2

Modernized e-File (MeF) Forms
Find out what tax forms can be e-filed through the MeF system.

e-file for Software Developers/Transmitters
We've gathered all the XML Schemas, downloadable zipped files and other useful information for current, and potential, e-file Software Developers/Transmitters.

e-file for Business Software Developers & Transmitters
Includes XML Schemas - downloadable zipped files and other useful information for Software Developers and Transmitters.

Electronic Filing Options for Business and Self-Employed Taxpayers
Electronic Filing and Payment Options for Business and Self-Employed Taxpayers

Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-10-09