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IRS QuickAlert: IRS Clarifies and Extends URL Registration Requirement

Products Affected:

• ProSeries/1040
• ProSeries Express/1040
• ProSeries Basic/1040

On August 8, 2007, the IRS sent out the following QuickAlert: IRS Clarifies and Extends URL Registration Requirement

"ATTN: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-file Providers/ERO's

The IRS extended until September 10, 2007 the deadline for certain Authorized e-file Providers to submit the URLs of their websites to the agency and clarified who is affected by the e-file rule issued on July 30, 2007 and available on www.irs.gov.

Authorized IRS e-file Providers (ERO'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 www.irs.gov.

Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed to efileurlreg@irs.gov.

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This has been an IRS e-file QuickAlert."

Additional Information

• New E-File Rule for Registration of Web Sites with the IRS

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