All you have to do is register (for free of course) with TaxACT, and they'll send you email alerts when
eFiling opens and when you can start filing your taxes.
I contacted NCDOR who said
their efile opened the same day as the IRS 1/29/18, and they have no record of my efile.
Not exact matches
However, these software programs don't
eFile until the IRS
opens the system (with a few minor exceptions for testing).