Key Dates for Software Providers
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The Key Dates listed below are subject to change. Please check back periodically for the most up-to-date information.
| Date | Message |
|---|---|
| July 15, 2019 | |
| August 1, 2019 |
Near final forms posted Forms certification opens |
| August 2, 2019 | Voucher specifications posted |
| August 5, 2019 | Near final grid forms posted |
| September 3, 2019 | Draft state individual schema released to approved software providers |
| September 5, 2019 | |
| September 16, 2019 | Draft Minnesota leads reporting schema released to approved software providers |
| September 30, 2019 |
Draft individual error rejection codes posted Draft schemas for M2, M3, M4, M8, M11, M11L, IG258, IG259 posted Draft error rejection codes for M2, M3, M4, M8, M11, M11L, IG258, IG259 posted |
| October 1, 2019 |
Final forms released Final state individual schema released to approved software providers Final Minnesota leads reporting schema released to approved software providers |
| October 7, 2019 | Final grid forms posted |
| October 31, 2019 | Letter of Intent (LOI) form is due. Late forms will not be accepted. |
| November 4, 2019 |
Certification test cases released to approved software providers Final individual error rejection codes Final schemas for M2, M3, M4, M8, M11, M11L, IG258, IG259 Final error rejection codes for M2, M3, M4, M8, M11, M11L, IG258, IG259 |
| November 18, 2019 | Efile and leads reporting certification opens for approved software providers |
| December 23, 2019 | Deadline to start submitting M1 and M1PR certification test files |
| December 27, 2019 | Deadline to notify us of free file participation and criteria |
| January 11, 2020 | Deadline to start submitting M2, M3, M4, M8, and M11 certification test files |
| TBD | Business filing season opens |
| TBD | Individual filing season opens |