Individual Income E-File Guide And Specifications Forms - Virginia Department Of Taxation - 2015 Page 18

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e-File Software Acceptance, Testing and Approval Guidelines
This section includes information for testing Virginia Individual Income e-File returns through the e-File platform
(Assurance Testing System, ATS). Based on the current Virginia schemas, included in the separate e-File
Test Package, are multiple test scenarios meeting the required test criteria for acceptance into the Individual
Income Fed/State e-File Program.
To schedule testing, e-mail the Virginia e-File Administrator at
Ind_eFile@tax.virginia.gov
prior to submitting
tests. The Virginia Electronic Filing Software Partner Agreement clarifies the testing requirements.
Test returns must be transmitted through the IRS ATS System. Virginia requires a copy of the complete
federal return in the state submission, including binary attachments. The transmission method is a Web
Service using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) with attachment messaging.
Return data is formatted using XML. Each return should be in a separate submission and multiple
submissions may be within a single message payload.
Software developers will be notified of the test results and approval by email.
Testing Purpose
The purpose of testing prior to live processing is to ensure that the following conditions are met.
•
Software is correctly formatted
•
Schemas agree with Virginia specifications
•
Edits agree with Virginia specifications
•
Electronic submissions are retrieved and processed correctly
•
Transmitters retrieve responses from e-File including acknowledgement files
Who is Required to Test
Tax software developers and transmission software developers planning to participate in the Virginia Individual
Income Fed/State e-file Program must submit tests and be approved prior to submitting live TY2015 Virginia
returns.
Prior to testing, all software developers and transmitters must have obtained an ETIN and EFIN from the IRS.
Test Submissions Schedule
Test submissions to Virginia are scheduled to begin November 2, 2015.
This is subject to change depending on IRS ATS system availability and Virginia availability. Software
developers may transmit test returns for TY2015 until the IRS e-File system shuts down for filing season.
The Department expects initial testing for approvals to be completed before the IRS e-File processing season
opening date.
Individual Income e-File Guide – Tax Year 2015
Rev. 10/26/15
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