{"id":41775,"date":"2019-01-28T09:57:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T15:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?p=41775"},"modified":"2021-03-30T12:17:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:17:06","slug":"irs-efile-rejection-grace-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/filing\/efile\/irs-efile-rejection-grace-period\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS E-File Rejection Grace Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filing your taxes online lets you do your taxes on your time. But what if you complete your taxes by the due date and an issue causes your e-file to be rejected? If you receive a rejection of your e-filed return by the day after the filing deadline (usually April 15), the IRS gives you a rejection grace period of five days to refile a timely filed rejected return.<\/p>\n<p>Your return will be considered late if you attempt to e-file before midnight on April 15, 2026, experience errors in your return, and don&#8217;t actually submit your return to the IRS by midnight of April 15. If you&#8217;re not able to correct the errors, you&#8217;ll need to print, sign, and mail your return. A paper return is considered to be filed on time if it&#8217;s properly addressed, has correct postage, and is postmarked by April 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to fix the errors in your return and e-file again by midnight of April 15, 2026. Your return will be considered late if it isn&#8217;t submitted successfully to the IRS by midnight of April 15.<\/p>\n<h2><span lang=\"EN\">IRS Rejection Grace Period <\/span><span lang=\"EN\">\u2013 How <\/span><span lang=\"EN\">to Resubmit Your E-file<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There can be a number of reasons why the IRS might reject your e-filed return. It might be due to a typo or a name or number that doesn\u2019t match up. You can learn more about what to do if your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/support\/online\/online-tax-filing\/after-filing-online-return\/efile-rejected-by-irs\/\">tax return is rejected by the IRS when you e-file<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the instructions in the linked article above to address the errors if you\u2019re using an H&amp;R Block online product. You can try to resubmit your return via e-file. Just be sure to e-file before the IRS rejection grace period of five days is up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Filing your taxes online lets you do your taxes on your time. But what if you complete your taxes by the due date and an issue causes your e-file to be rejected? 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