Patent ID: 8126786

Claim:
A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the processor to: receive an unfiled tax return from a tax preparation application, wherein the unfiled tax return is associated with a user; electronically file the unfiled tax return with a taxing authority; receive an indication from the taxing authority of an error within the electronically filed tax return, wherein the indication of the error comprises an error code; interpret the error code to generate an error notification; send, by an electronic filing application executing on the processor, the error notification in a first Short Message Service (SMS) message to a user device associated with the user, wherein the error notification directs the user to download an error correction application onto the user device, and wherein the error correction application is configured to: execute on the user device to provide the user with an error correction interface; prompt, based on an error description in the error notification, the user to enter an error correction to the electronically filed tax return using the error correction interface external to the tax preparation application; and submit, to the electronic filing application, the error correction entered by the user using the error correction interface; and receive, by the electronic filing application, the error correction provided by the user.