H & R Block E-filing Question

[BatmanNate]

I e-filed my taxes this year through H & R block about a week ago. After completing the filing process, H&R confirmed that the IRS had accepted the return. I had set it up to wire the funds directly to my checking account. A few days later, I get a status update that requires I print out such and such signature form and mail it to the IRS. (I guess electronic signature wasn't good enough?) Anyhow, the thing didn't give me a stinking mailing address, just the form to be printed out. Anybody else have this happen?

 

[FoBoT]

what state do you live in ?

the 8453 has to be sent to different IRS center based on where you live

WA?

i will look it up

for Washington , use

Receipt and Control Branch

Shipping and Receiving

P.O. Box 1231

Austin, TX 78767-1231

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
what state do you live in ?

the 8453 has to be sent to different IRS center based on where you live

WA?

i will look it up

Yeah WA, thanks. I wonder why they don't just give it to you? This is for the federal return also, we don't pay state income tax.

 

[FoBoT]

just for the fun of it, here is the whole paragraph from the 8453 IRS instructions

When and Where To File
You must mail this form to the IRS on the next working day after you have received acknowledgment from your intermediate service provider and/or transmitter that the IRS has accepted your electronically filed return. The address should be included in your acknowledgment message. If not, mail Form 8453-OL to the IRS at the applicable address shown in the chart below. If you do not receive an acknowledgement, you must contact your intermediate service provider and/or transmitter.

IF you live in:
THEN mail Form 8453-OL to this address:

Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, all APO and FPO addresses (except Asian/Pacific), a foreign country: U.S. citizens and those filing Form 2555 or Form 2555-EZ:
Receipt and Control Operations

Shipping and Receiving

310 Lowell Street,

Stop 1452

Andover, MA 05544-1452

Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and all Asian/Pacific APO and FPO addresses:
Receipt and Control Branch

Shipping and Receiving

P.O. Box 1231

Austin, TX 78767-1231

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee :
P.O. Box 1898

Attn: 8453-OL

Memphis, TN 38101

crap that formatting got messed up

just go to irs.gov and get instructions for form 8453 and you can read it with the correct formatting

 

[amdforever2]

If you used a PIN based on prior year's AGI to file the federal you shouldn't have to mail an 8453-OL.

Are you sure it's not a state 8453 it's spitting out? Maybe you chose signature document instead of PIN?

*works for OTP tech support*

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: amdforever2
If you used a PIN based on prior year's AGI to file the federal you shouldn't have to mail an 8453-OL.

Are you sure it's not a state 8453 it's spitting out? Maybe you chose signature document instead of PIN?

*works for OTP tech support*

I used a pin the year before, yeah. Sure it's not a state too. Oh well, I'll mail it in. Thanks guys!

 

[FoBoT]

Washington state has no income tax

 

[StageLeft]

I used taxcut. If you give last year's adjusted gross income then that serves as your signature. Otherwise you need the forms, and I agree it takes the sweetness out of efiling doesn't it? I'm going to be paper filing alabama since I owe them money. They sure as sh*t ain't getting me to pay $10 to Efile so that I can pay them faster!

 

[amdforever2]

Doesn't matter if you used a PIN for prior year. You have to select again, PIN or signature document.

Wanna know a secret? It doesn't matter if you mail the 8453-OL.

It doesn't delay processing. Six months later the IRS will send you an 8453-OL, and then you'd need to fill it out.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
Washington state has no income tax

I mentioned that above, we just pay federal. Is this form just for state?

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: FoBoT
Washington state has no income tax

I mentioned that above, we just pay federal. Is this form just for state?

Nope - they wanted one for my federal unless I chose digital signature.

 

[BatmanNate]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: BatmanNate

Originally posted by: FoBoT
Washington state has no income tax

I mentioned that above, we just pay federal. Is this form just for state?

Nope - they wanted one for my federal unless I chose digital signature.

I did choose that and everything submitted and was cherry but they pulled this a few days later. WTF. I suppose there would be no harm in mailing it too.

 

[amdforever2]

No matter what federal non pin returns always require an 8453.

State 8453 is different, some states make ya send an 8453, some don't.

The reason the 8453 didn't pop up for a few days is the return must be accepted to get a DCN, and a DCN must go on the 8453/