Prepare 1065 federal extensions for electronic filing
Follow these steps to prepare an electronic federal extension with a balance due. To prepare an electronic federal extension with no balance due, skip steps 1 and 2 and start at step 3.
- Enter the necessary information to calculate a balance due on Form 1065 and Form 8804.
- To request an electronic funds withdrawal to pay the balance due on the extension, complete the fields in the Extension Information section of theELFscreen in the Electronic Filing folder and the Account Information section of theBankscreen in the General folder.
- SelectFile, thenPrint Extensions.
- Mark theCreate electronic filecheckbox.
- SelectCheck E-FileorE-File. If you selectCheck E-File, UltraTax CS checks for errors in the electronic file, but doesn't create the electronic file. When you selectE-File, UltraTax CS checks for errors in the electronic file and creates the electronic file.note
- UltraTax CS defaults to the previous extension print selection, so you may need to reset your extension print options. If you get a prompt thatThe selected clients will not be printed because their entity does not support the extension selectedwhen you print or create an electronic extension, selectOptions, theExtension Print Optionstab, thenFirst extensionin the Which section.
- Reset your extension print options toFirst extensionafter you print or create a 2nd extension.