What testing does IRS perform on MeF systems before they are used to process electronic income tax return?
A14. IRS systems must also be approved before they can be used to process electronic returns. Software vendors, third party transmitters and IRS all have processes in place to ensure the accuracy of data that is passed electronically between systems. An overview of IRS system testing process contains more information on this system testing process. Q15. When an electronic return is “originated” by approved tax preparation software, the corporation’s tax return data is converted into an XML format for electronic filing. How can the corporation be sure that data on the return reviewed and signed by the Corporate Officer is exactly the same as the data transmitted to IRS after the return formatted in XML? A15. MeF requires tax preparation software to create a “Hash” or “Check Sum” which counts each byte of electronic tax return data and includes this total in the transmission file sent to IRS. When IRS receives the transmission file, one of the first steps of processing the electronic ret
A13. IRS systems must also be approved before they can be used to process electronic returns. Software vendors, third party transmitters, and IRS all have processes in place to ensure the accuracy of data that is passed electronically between systems. An overview of IRS system testing process contains more information on this system testing process. Q14. When an electronic return is “originated” by approved tax preparation software, the corporation’s tax return data is converted into an XML format for electronic filing. How can the corporation be sure that data on the return reviewed and signed by the Corporate Officer is exactly the same as the data transmitted to IRS after the return formatted in XML? A14. MeF requires tax preparation software to create a “Hash” or “Check Sum” which counts each byte of electronic tax return data and includes this total in the transmission file sent to IRS. When IRS receives the transmission file, one of the first steps of processing the electronic re
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