The e-file deadline date was October 15th, 2013 for 2013 tax returns, but you can still prepare your return with RapidTax
You can’t e-file after the October 15 deadline, but you can prepare your 2013 taxes with RapidTax. Once completed, you’ll print, sign and mail your taxes to the IRS.
The first tax deadline for 2013 taxes was April 15, 2014. Those who requested an extension had until October 15, 2014, to file.
As of, October 15th the IRS has shut down the e-file system. Although you can no longer e-file, you can still prepare and file your 2013 taxes.
File your Late 2013 Taxes ASAP!
If you still need to file a 2013 tax return, you’ll want to do so as soon as possible. Why? If you have tax due, filing late means paying penalties. The longer you wait to file, the more you’ll end up handing over to the IRS. Late fees include;
- failure-to-file penalty: 5% of the additional taxes owed amount for every month (or fraction) your return is late, with a maximum penalty of 25%
- failure-to-pay penalty: 0.5% (1/2 of 1%) of the additional tax owed amount for every month (or fraction) your tax remains unpaid, up to a maximum of 25%
At the very least, file your late tax return. If you have trouble paying your tax due, the IRS is willing to work with you.
If you’re expecting a refund from your 2013 taxes, you won’t face any penalties but you’ll still want to file sooner rather than later. In fact, after April 15, 2017, you’ll no longer be able to claim your 2013 refund.
Don’t procrastinate! File today and put taxes out of your mind until the 2015 tax season!
Mine was accepted yesterday as well. Thy said they accepted some early birds to get the systems. So I guess we are all lucky. Hoping it comes sooner than expected.
I filed through turbo tax on the 19th I got an email and text message today saying that my return has been accepted early. I signed into my turbo tax act. to read more about my refund. And it said it should be in between FEB 1st -feb 8th. Now this throw me for a loop because the IRS was not taking any returns tell the end of this month. So I called the IRS. because this just seemed to “good” to be true. The woman I talked to said that yes they are expecting a few early birds to test their systems with. And why they state 21 day timeline in most cases it takes one week for IRS to issue refund and a few days for the bank to post it. So I could get my refund on those days however she did point out that it is just a timeline why accepted early doesn’t always mean your refund is in there its like a 50/50 chance ether way.
So no clear answer just a yes maybe you will but don’t hold your breath if you don’t! If it comes in on ether of those dates I will let you all know. Anyone know why they are picking early birds yet Jan 30 is the so called date? Anyone else feeling a wee bit confused?
some people at turbo tax forum are saying people that were accepted tues or wednesday have already got their full refund. not sure how true it is but they sounded truthful. if thats fact mine should be coming into my bank tomorrow morn.. will post back if it happens!
I filed my taxes on H&R Block’s site yesterday (1/24/2013) and initially both my federal and state returns were accepted with no errors, etc., received the confrim e-mails and all. But then I got an e-mail that “e-file was denied” that I needed to print and mail the returns. Should I do that, print and mail them? Or should I wait and manually try again to e-file them on the 30th?
Hi AnnB,
I think you need to contact H&R Block and find out what exactly was the problem. Sometimes when a return is rejected, you can just correct an error and e-file it again. But sometimes they are correct, you need to mail in your return. I think this is really a question for them.
heres a timeline from turbo tax
Received by TurboTax | 01/14/13 07:16:57 AM
Your return has been received. The IRS does not begin processing returns until January 30, 2013. Then, it takes the IRS about 24 to 48 hours to process efiled returns. During that time, they are considered “pending.” The earliest you should expect to hear from the IRS and most states is February 1, 2013.
Sent to Tax Authority | 01/24/13 08:08:42 AM
The filing has been transmitted to the agency and the agency has accepted (but not acknowledged) the filing. The system is now waiting for an acknowledgment message from the agency regarding the filing.
Accepted | 01/24/13 07:21:26 PM
The filing has been successfully acknowledged by the agency.