IRS E-FILE

The faster, easier way to file your taxes.

IRS e-file lets you send your tax return electronically instead of mailing paper forms. OLT's current page highlights faster refunds, quicker status updates, accuracy, security and convenience as the key reasons to e-file.

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WHY E-FILE

Quick. Easy. Accurate.

The current OLT page presents IRS e-file as a faster and more convenient alternative to mailing a paper return. This redesign brings those benefits forward instead of burying them in a long text page.

Quick

The current page says IRS e-file is the fastest way to receive an income tax refund, with most refunds issued in less than 21 days.

Easy

Prepare your return online, transmit it electronically, and check the return status much sooner than with a mailed paper return.

Accurate

OLT positions electronic filing as a more accurate way to submit a return because the information is transmitted directly to the IRS.

How e-file works with OLT

STEP 01
Prepare your return

Enter your tax information in OLT's online tax software.

STEP 02
Review your information

Check your return and complete the e-file authentication steps.

STEP 03
Transmit electronically

OLT sends your return electronically to the IRS.

STEP 04
Track your status

Check the status after the IRS receives your e-filed return.

E-FILE RESOURCES

Helpful next steps

Keep the most common related actions close to the FAQ.

Check federal refund status →
Check my e-file status →
Supported federal forms →
Customer support →
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Common questions about IRS e-file.

These questions come directly from the current OLT e-file page and are reorganized here into compact, scannable accordions.

The current OLT page states that the IRS will begin accepting individual tax returns on January 26, 2026, and that individual returns or extension requests are due by April 15, 2026.

Yes. The current OLT page says you can still e-file. On the Self-Select PIN page, if you did not file last year, enter 0 for your prior-year adjusted gross income.

No. The current page explains that the IRS provides ways to retrieve prior-year AGI information so taxpayers can still file electronically.

Yes. The current OLT page states that 2023, 2024 and 2025 Forms 1040 or 1040-SR can be amended electronically using Form 1040-X.

Yes. The current OLT page says Form 8379 can be filed electronically.

The current OLT page notes that the IRS does not endorse or warrant specific software, but lists online filing companies and Authorized IRS e-file Providers. OLT states that it has been an authorized e-file provider since 1999.

Yes. The current page says joint returns can be filed electronically and describes e-file as faster, safer and more accurate than mailing a paper return.

The current page says that generally the IRS should have updated name information about two weeks after a change with the Social Security Administration. It also notes that if the information is not updated in time, paper filing may be necessary.

The current page says you enter your W-2 information into the tax software, OLT transmits that information with the electronic return, and you should keep your W-2s with a copy of your return.
AUTHORIZED PROVIDER

OLT is an IRS Authorized e-file Provider.

The current page says OLT participates in IRS e-file for individual taxpayers, businesses and self-employed individuals, as well as federal/state e-file, and has been an authorized e-file provider since 1999.

1999

Authorized e-file provider since

Production note: The existing OLT page includes date-specific filing-season information and refund timing claims for tax year 2025 / filing season 2026. Those details should be reviewed each tax season before publication.

Ready to e-file?

Start your OLT return and file electronically when your return is ready.

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