To prevent duplicate transmissions, an EF Message 3300 will now be displayed on a federal return when a pending acknowledgment has been received for that return.

This EF message will prevent accidental re-transmission of the federal return to help prevent IRS Rejects:

• 1040 Return: R0000-902-01.

• 1120/1120-S/1041: R0000-932-01

• 1065: R0000-926-01

See Drake Tax - Duplicate Business Return Rejection - Not Amended or Superseded for details on these rejections.

If a state is a "piggy-back" state, i.e. a state that is required to be transmitted with the federal return, this EF message will generate a state MSG page preventing e-file of the state return due to federal rejects. EF message numbers vary depending on the specific state involved. If the state return has not yet been transmitted, but is ready to be sent, follow these steps to send a state-only transmission:

1. On the EF Selections screen, check both boxes:

   • Do NOT send Federal

   • Retransmit this return even though its current status is "Pending." (important: See field help).

2. Re-calculate the return and verify that the federal return is Suppressed, but that the state(s) have green checks.

3. E-file the state returns (s) as normal.

4. Be sure to check for acknowledgments under EF > Transmit/Receive > Acks Only.