Checking status

Transmissions are often still Processing at the IRS after you send them. Use Check Status to refresh their acknowledgments.

  1. On the Transmission History page, click Check Status.
  2. If you are already authenticated to the selected environment, the application polls immediately. Otherwise, the Authenticate to Check Status window appears. Complete the form and click Authenticate & Check.
  3. The application polls each pending transmission for the selected environment. Transmissions sent to the other environment are skipped with a note telling you to authenticate to that environment to check them.
  4. The status bar reports the result, for example "Status check complete. 2 updated, 1 still processing." If some files cannot be checked, the message notes that and points you to the transmission details.
Note: "Check Status" and "Export" are disabled until you have at least one transmission in your history.