[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 165 (Thursday, August 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 46751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22245]


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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Retirement of IBM Series/1 in IRS E-Filing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of retirement of IBM Series/1 in IRS E-filing.

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SUMMARY: This announcement serves as notice that the Internal Revenue 
Service plans to retire the IBM Series/1 for IRS e-filing of Forms 1040 
series, including the stand-alone Electronic Tax Document Forms, 4868 
and Form 9465. The effective date for this is October 20, 1999 at the 
conclusion of the 1999 filing season.
    Beginning with 1999 Participants Acceptance Testing System (PATS) 
in November 1999, software developers and transmitters will transmit 
test returns to the Austin Service Center (AUSC) and/or the Tennessee 
Computing Center (TCC) on the Electronic Management System (EMS) Front 
End Processing Subsystem (FEPS). Transmitters that would have e-filed 
returns at the Andover (ANSC) or Ogden Service Centers (OSC) will 
transmit them to AUSC. Transmitters that would have e-filed returns at 
the Cincinnati Service Center (CSC) and Memphis Service Center (MSC) 
will transmit them to TCC. The only difference to the filers is the 
telephone number they use to transmit returns. The returns will still 
be owned by the home service center for the taxpayer, either ANSC, 
AUSC, CSC, MSC, or OSC, so software developers, practitioners, and 
transmitters will still call the home center for assistance and 
questions for PATS and production. Each service center will have access 
to the node that contains their data, and will be able to assist e-
filers with any question or problem, including transmission problems.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EMS has been used at TCC since 1996 and 
AUSC since 1997. The Trading Partner Interface used in transmitting 
returns will remain the same. IRS is piloting alternative high-speed 
protocols, such as TCP/IP and use of ISDN, on the new EMS. The State 
Retrieval System for CSC will move to TCC and the State Retrieval 
Systems for ANSC and OSC will move to AUSC.

ADDRESSES: Questions or concerns should be directed to Carolyn E. 
Davis, Senior Program Analyst, IRS, Electronic Tax Administration, 
OP:ETA:O:S, 5000 Ellin Road, Room C4-187, Lanham, MD 20706.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or concerns will also be 
taken over the telephone. Call 202-283-0589 (not a toll-free number) or 
via email to: [email protected].
Terence H. Lutes,
National Director, Electronic Program Operations, Electronic Tax 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-22245 Filed 8-25-99; 8:45 am]
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