Check the status of IRS transmittals
View whether your transmittals were accepted or need action directly in Sovos's Tax Information Reporting software.
Need help fixing errors or rejections? Read the article on fixing IRIS transmittal errors for detailed error definitions and solutions.
After you transmit files to the IRS, the IRS's system assigns each file a status that helps you track its progress. The IRS uses several statuses to indicate where your file is in their validation process, but these status names don't always suggest what actions you need to take.
To make it easier to identify which files need your attention, Sovos has simplified these IRS statuses into four clear categories that tell you at a glance what to do next.
- No status
- Waiting to be processed by the IRS.
- Complete
- Accepted by the IRS. No action needed.
- Needs Review
- Accepted but has errors that you may need to correct.
- Needs Replacement
- Partially or fully rejected by the IRS and must be resubmitted or replaced.
Follow these steps to identify files with Needs Review or Needs Replacement simplified statuses, and then check the detailed IRS status of the files to understand what action to take.
Read more about the new IRIS filing system, including definitions of each IRS filing status.
- Check the File Status column for the simplified status.
- Optional: If a transmittal file's simplified status is Needs Review or Needs Replacement, click the file's row, and then click the IRS Response tab to view the IRS status.
Review the Status and Error Details columns in the Payer Status table.
Click Download file to review the status results for each record, along with error codes and descriptions. Read about how to find errors in the file and resolve them.
- Accepted with errors
- The IRS accepted your transmittal but some errors were found. You should try to fix as many errors as possible. Review the error details from step 3, correct what you can, and resubmit them as corrections. Before resubmitting, save the receipt ID—you'll need it when you transmit the corrections.Important:
You don't need to file corrections for the Contact Payer Phone Number field error. You won't be penalized for ignoring it.
- Rejected (before receiving a receipt ID from the IRS)
- Usually caused by file formatting issues, such as special characters in records. Review the error details from step 3, fix the records, then regenerate and resubmit the file.
Originals: Resubmit the file and all records as originals.
Corrections: Resubmit the file and all records as corrections.
- Rejected or Partially Rejected (after receiving a receipt ID from the IRS)
- Review the error details from step 3, correct the records, then resubmit them as replacements within 60 days of the original submission date. Before resubmitting, save the receipt ID—you'll need it when you transmit the replacements.Note:
Files rejected with an XML Schema Validation Error can't be resubmitted as replacements, even if you received a receipt ID from the IRS. Resubmit the file and all records as originals.