You can be one of the many people who have placed a bet.

If history is any guidance, it'd be late Jan but with everything that's going on, who knows?

In the meantime, you can check the following IRS web pages for updates:

https://www.irs.gov/e-file-providers/modernized-e-file-mef-status

https://www.marketingexpress.irs.gov/systems-status/system-status-mef/modernized-efile-mef-operation...

Better yet, you can subscribe to e-News for tax professionals from the IRS: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USIRS/subscriber/new