e-files

Sends returns online

E-files are documents submitted or stored electronically rather than on paper.

The term appears most often in tax contexts, where e-filing has largely replaced mailed returns: I submitted my e-files to the IRS last week.

E-file also functions as a verb: You can e-file your taxes for free through the government website.

tax

IRS

Federal tax collector

  • TurboTaxTax preparation software
  • 1040Annual federal filing
  • refundMoney returned after purchase

return · W-2 · deduction · submission · PIN · acknowledgment · rejection · deadline · extension · amended

digital

document

Written or electronic file

  • PDFFixed-layout document format
  • scanBrief visual sweep
  • uploadTransfer data outward

archive · folder · storage · cloud · paperless · database · retrieve · backup · attachment · convert

legal

court

Trial venue or sports surface

brief · petition · attorney · exhibit · affidavit · complaint · summons · timestamp · PDF · service

Opposites
document format/medium

e-fileshard copies

Physical printed documents

manila folders · file cabinets · filing cabinets

submission method

e-filesmailed

Sent through postal service

hand-delivers · faxes · walks in · couriers · drops off

Family

e-file, e-filed, e-filing, file, files, filed, filing, filings, filer

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G