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Screen ELFFP - Electronic Filing - Foreign Partnership
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Overview
Use this screen to electronically file Form 886 5 and its related forms and schedules.
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- Form 8865 can be filed electronically only if attached to the filer's electronic file. It cannot be electronically filed separately with the IRS. For additional details, see Filing and attaching Form 8865 to electronic files.
- For additional information about the entire electronic filing process, see UltraTax CS/1065 electronic filing overview.
- Electronic Filing:See General and input screen-specific topics for electronic returns for data-entry guidelines to prevent electronic filing rejections.
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Tip:
For details about other input screens and the corresponding guidelines for creating IRS-acceptable electronic files, see the following topics.- Electronic filing guidelines for the 1065, 4562 Screen
- UltraTax CS/1065 electronic filing overview
- Configuring UltraTax CS for 1065 electronic returns overview
- Entering data for 1065 electronic returns overview
- Creating the 1065 electronic file and correcting errors overview
General Information
File this return electronically
Enter
X
to electronically file Form 8865. If you do not enter X
, the application does not prepare an electronic return.To file returns electronically for all new clients, mark the
File the return electronically (ELF Screen)
checkbox in the Other tab in the New Client Options dialog. To open this dialog, choose Setup and then 1065 Partnership, and select the New Client Options button.note
This field will proforma to next year’s application. To prevent the proforma of this field, clear the
File the return electronically (ELF Screen)
checkbox in the Proforma tab in the Other Return Options dialog. To open this dialog, choose Setup and then 1065 Partnership and select the Other Return Options button.Preparer note explanation
Use the statement to convey additional information, not entered elsewhere, about the 8865 return. The electronically filed federal return includes information from this statement, as well as information from the statement for the
General footnote
field in the 1065 Screen in the electronic file. Preparer notes can be used to provide additional voluntary information related to the tax return but are not required to be attached to the return.