What's New for Tax Year 2012 - 1041 e-File
- The Internal Revenue Service will begin the Business Acceptance Testing System (BATS) for Software Developers and Transmitters on December 3, 2012.
- Effective January 28, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin to accept and process Tax Year 2011 Estate and Trust returns electronically. Production filing ends on 10/15/13. (10/20/13 for retransmissions)
- Significant changes have been made to the following Forms, Schedules or Publications for Tax Year 2012 (Processing Year 2013):
Schedules: C, C-EZ, E, & F
Forms: 3800, 6478, 8082, & 8941.Validation:
Re-Established Reject Code 122 for Bats Only
Revised Reject Code 758 Explanation
New Reject Codes: 917, 918, 919, 920, 921, 922, 923, 924, 925 & 926.
There are also significant changes to other reject codes.
See Publication 1438, Section A, Significant Changes Summary, for a detailed explanation of the changes to Record Layouts and Validation.
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-10-30
