Designed to keep Tax Professionals informed of issues and events 

almost the very moment they occur... 24/7.

 QuickAlerts

Messaging System,

How Do You Receive Messages? 

Once you have subscribed to the QuickAlerts 

Messaging System, you will begin to receive 

QuickAlerts email in the categories you have 

chosen.

What are the Benefits?

This is a FREE SERVICE with options and 

convenience all rolled into one single package. 

It provides important information, year round, 

until you unsubscribe.

Five QuickAlerts message categories provide 

the information that is certain to enhance your 

filing season.

Alerts – Processing delays, programming 

problems, changes to any filing season 

procedures, Error Reject Code and Business 

Rules information. 

Technical – Schema information and ATS 

software testing

AIR General – Affordable Care Act Information Return (AIR) Messages – Electronic 

specifications, publications, and system 

information needed for Issuers/Payers, 

Transmitters and Software Developers to 

transmit Forms 1094-B, 1095-B, 1094-C, and 

1095-C to IRS.

General Notifications – Seminars, 

conferences, e-file publication changes. 

General IRS e-file Service Center 

Messages – IRS e-file program updates, 

general information, Service Center maintenance schedules, IRS e-file Help Desk 

phone numbers and more.

Choose the categories that suit your needs, 

then sit back, relax and let the filing season 

news come to you through the convenience 

of email. Never miss another important event. 

Be informed of what you need to know... 

when you need to know it!

QuickAlerts is a free online 

messaging system that sends email, 

within seconds, to all subscribers. 

These messages will keep you up to 

date on events that affect Authorized 

IRS e-file Providers, as well as Issuers/

Payers, Transmitters and Software 

Developers that will electronically 

file Affordable Care Act Information 

Returns (AIR). QuickAlerts are 

designed to keep Tax Professionals 

informed on e-file issues, AIR issues 

and events almost the very moment 

they occur... 24/7.

NOTE – During the height of the filing season 

(mid January–mid April) responses to email 

sent to QuickAlerts@irs.gov may be delayed.

Another benefit is the QuickAlerts Library. 

The library stores previously posted 

messages. So, if you’ve missed any filing 

season messages, they are easy to retrieve. 

Simply go to www.irs.gov and type the words 

“Quick Alerts Library” into the SEARCH

box in the upper right hand corner.

How to Subscribe to QuickAlerts,

The QuickAlerts subscription process 

could not be simpler. To subscribe, select 

this link https://public.govdelivery.com/

accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new. Just enter 

your email address and follow the prompts 

until you’re able to select the “QuickAlerts” 

subscription. If you already have an e-News 

for Tax Professionals subscription, just access 

your account, select “QuickAlerts” and then 

choose the categories you want to receive.

Updating your 

QuickAlerts Subscription,

You may find it necessary to update your 

email address, the type of alerts you receive, 

or cancel your subscription. At the bottom of 

each QuickAlerts message you receive, you 

will find a Subscribers Preference Page link. 

Selecting this link will allow you to make any 

necessary modifications to your QuickAlerts 

subscription.

Problems or Questions,

Issues regarding your receipt of QuickAlerts 

messages (subscription issues) should be 

reported to support@govedelivery.com. If 

you have other issues you wish to bring to 

our attention, you may send us an email at 

QuickAlerts@irs.gov.

Publication 4003 (Rev. 11-2014) Catalog Number 34091D Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov