The following was received from the IRS quick alerts email.
The IRS extended until September 10, 2007 the deadline for certain
Authorized e-file Providers to submit the URLs of their web sites to
the
agency and clarified who is affected by the e-file rule issued on July
30,
2007 and available on irs.gov
Authorized IRS e-file Providers (E R O's, Intermediate Service
Providers or
Online Service Providers) NOT affected by this rule include those that:
1) Do not have an internet website that obtains taxpayer information
from a
taxpayer or third party via the internet for the purpose of e-filing
returns,
2) Have a website for informational and/or marketing purposes only,
3) Only receive or send taxpayer information via e-mail,
4) Do not use websites to collect taxpayer information and transmit the
returns through third party transmitters,
5) Prepare returns and use Provider?s website to e-file their returns,
or
6) Only provide a hotlink to another company?s website that allows
taxpayers
to input taxpayer information
The above does not cover all possible scenarios. Additional information
can
be found in the Frequently Asked Questions located in the e-file
section of
I R S.gov
Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed to
efileurlreg@irs.gov
I think number 6 may take care of many of us, especially Drake users.
LT
The IRS extended until September 10, 2007 the deadline for certain
Authorized e-file Providers to submit the URLs of their web sites to
the
agency and clarified who is affected by the e-file rule issued on July
30,
2007 and available on irs.gov
Authorized IRS e-file Providers (E R O's, Intermediate Service
Providers or
Online Service Providers) NOT affected by this rule include those that:
1) Do not have an internet website that obtains taxpayer information
from a
taxpayer or third party via the internet for the purpose of e-filing
returns,
2) Have a website for informational and/or marketing purposes only,
3) Only receive or send taxpayer information via e-mail,
4) Do not use websites to collect taxpayer information and transmit the
returns through third party transmitters,
5) Prepare returns and use Provider?s website to e-file their returns,
or
6) Only provide a hotlink to another company?s website that allows
taxpayers
to input taxpayer information
The above does not cover all possible scenarios. Additional information
can
be found in the Frequently Asked Questions located in the e-file
section of
I R S.gov
Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed to
efileurlreg@irs.gov
I think number 6 may take care of many of us, especially Drake users.
LT