Viewing the live status of e-file transmissions

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The Electronic filing transmission status - Live! section of the UltraTax CS Home Page provides the live status of electronic files that you have transmitted via CS Connect but for which you are awaiting acknowledgments.

To access the Electronic filing transmission status - Live! section, click the Home Page button in the upper-right corner of the toolbar, and then click the Electronic Filing Live link.

Note: You must have an active internet connection to view the live status of electronic files. To maintain an active connection, choose Utilities > CS Connect, click the Communication Setup button, click the Direct (LAN) connection to internet option, and mark the Internet connection is always online checkbox.

Video overview

The following video outlines the features described in the text below.

Viewing electronic filing status

This section provides the following information.

  • Received by data center - Indicates that the return is waiting to be transmitted to the taxing agency.
  • Transmitted to agency - Indicates that the return has been transmitted from our data center to the taxing agency.
  • Accepted (Awaiting user retrieval) - Indicates that the return has been accepted and the acknowledgment is at our data center awaiting retrieval through CS Connect.
  • Rejected (Awaiting user retrieval) - Indicates that the return has been rejected and the acknowledgment is at our data center awaiting retrieval through CS Connect.

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