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MineralMan

(151,398 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:18 PM Yesterday

IRS Tax Filing Is Working Today

Just got my confirmation from TurboTax that the filing I just finished around Noon has arrived at the IRS and has been accepted. I was a little concerned because I never file on April 15. I guess their computers are on and working today, though.

So, if you're worried about a last minute filing, it looks like they're there and processing filings OK.

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IRS Tax Filing Is Working Today (Original Post) MineralMan Yesterday OP

I was able to get on the self-filing IRS website yesterday FakeNoose Yesterday #1

Good Progressive dog Yesterday #2

My strategy was to file and extension. MineralMan Yesterday #3

I filed an extension this morning. IRS accepted it this afternoon. JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #7

I e-filed yesterday. No problem. Sogo Yesterday #4

Right. It's the not paying with the extension that causes the penalty. MineralMan Yesterday #6

To Add: I was surprised this year that TurboTax doesn't support Windows 10 any longer. MineralMan Yesterday #5

FakeNoose

(41,900 posts)

1. I was able to get on the self-filing IRS website yesterday

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:23 PM

Yesterday

They don't give you much help when you're filing your own forms, but they do 2 forms of verification. (texting & email)

Progressive dog

(7,606 posts)

2. Good

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:27 PM

Yesterday

I almost always have filed on the last day, even before electronic filing. I would hate to find the computers not working.

MineralMan

(151,398 posts)

3. My strategy was to file and extension.

Reply to Progressive dog (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:34 PM

Yesterday

Usually because I didn't have enough money in the bank to pay my taxes in April. That's no longer the case and our taxes are much lower now that i have retired. The funny thing was that the penalties were not that high for filing in October instead of April. It was just that the first part of the year was always slow for freelance writers for some reason. So, we were often caught short in April.

Anyhow, I'm glad things are slower now than they were. A lot more relaxed because of it. My wife and I have done OK over the years, but there were some years that two freelancers' incomes didn't stretch quite far enough. Oh, well.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,698 posts)

7. I filed an extension this morning. IRS accepted it this afternoon.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:48 PM

Yesterday

I just hope I get the form from the one tardy investment before Oct 15.

Sogo

(7,235 posts)

4. I e-filed yesterday. No problem.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:43 PM

Yesterday

I always file on 14th or 15th. I don't want to give them my money any sooner.

You mentioned penalties for filing an extension? Never was aware that there was a penalty for filing an extension, unless maybe you didn't pay what was owed with the extension....?

MineralMan

(151,398 posts)

6. Right. It's the not paying with the extension that causes the penalty.

Reply to Sogo (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:46 PM

Yesterday

It's not horrendous, though, really, if you're in a low-tax bracket.

MineralMan

(151,398 posts)

5. To Add: I was surprised this year that TurboTax doesn't support Windows 10 any longer.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2026, 01:44 PM

Yesterday

I liked doing my taxes on my desktop PC, so I have used TurboTax for many years. I didn't realize they had dropped support for Windows 10 until I tred to download the 2025 version last week.

The Internet version is quite a bit different. However, the program will let you upload last year's saved file and will get you back up and running without much delay. I hate filling out all the personal information manually, so I had put off doing my taxes until today. I was surprised how easy it turned out to be. I was done in under an hour, but I have everything right at hand, so at least I'm not going through papers as I fill out forms.

All of the computer-based tax programs are pretty decent and save a lot of time. They can even answer most of your questions on the fly. Tons easier than working through paper forms and the IRS booklet.

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