The IRS FIRE’s going out for 2027 tax season

Tax year 2026 and filing season 2027 are the target date for retiring the Filing Information Returns Electronic, or FIRE, system.

FIRE will not be available for submissions in filing season 2027. The Information Returns Intake System, or IRIS, will be the only intake system for information returns now received through FIRE. 

The IRS is encouraging tax preparers to complete their IRIS applications to begin transitioning for the 2027 season.

For more information, IRIS Working Group meetings are on the second Wednesday of every month; attendees must register each month to receive the meeting link. Working group notifications are sent to subscribers of IRIS QuickAlerts. Attendees can also complete the registration on the IRIS working group meetings and notes page  on irs.gov/IRIS.