Prepare 1120 extensions
Do the following to print federal and state extension forms for 1 client or a batch of clients.
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- This procedure prints copy of the extension following the government collation defined in theReturn Collationwindow. You can modify this collation if needed. For example, you can prevent the extension transmittal letter and extension filing instructions from printing with the extension by changing the print condition for the extension transmittal letter and extension filing instructions toNeverin theReturn Collationwindow inSetupthen1120 Corporation.
- Form 7004 automatically shows that the tax due is being paid with the extension for any client's return for which UltraTax CS is calculating a tax due. If you don't want to include the tax due with the extension, access thePmtExtscreen in thePaymentsfolder, and enter0(zero) in theBalance due on extension (Force)field.
- Open the return you want to file an extension for. If the client doesn't exist in the current-year application, proforma a prior-year client or add a new client.
- If applicable, retrieve general ledger balances from Creative Solutions Accounting or other third-party application for each client an extension should be filed for.
- To specify an amount of estimated total tax liability instead of using the amount UltraTax CS calculates, enter an amount in theEstimate of total tax liability (Force)field in thePmtExtscreen in thePaymentsfolder.
- To specify an amount due instead of using the amount UltraTax CS calculates, enter an amount in theBalance due on extension (Force)field in thePmtExtscreen in thePaymentsfolder, and UltraTax CS does the following:
- Calculates the amount of total tax using the estimated payments and withholding you entered.
- Completes theExtended due datefield.
- Enters this amount in thePaid with extensionfield in the Payments section in thePmtExtscreen.
- Each client’s name, address, EIN, and fiscal year end prints on Form 7004. To print an extended due date other than the default date, enter the date in theExtended due datefield in thePmtExtscreen.
- SelectFilethenPrint Extensions.
- SelectPrintthenExtensions.
- By default, UltraTax CS prints the extension for both the federal and state returns. To print only the federal extension, selectOptionsand verify that only theFederalcheckbox is marked in the Selected Returns tab.noteIf your security configuration allows for user-defined print options, you can set various print options for all extensions printed from this workstation. To do so, selectSetupthenOffice Configuration, and select thePrint Optionstab.
- To print extensions for clients other than or in addition to the current client, selectClientsin thePrint Extensionswindow and select the clients you want to print extensions for.
- SelectPrint.note
- UltraTax CS defaults to the previous extension print selection, so you may need to reset your extension print options. If you're prompted that "The selected clients will not be printed because their entity does not support the extension selected" when you print or create an electronic extension, selectFilethenPrint Extensions, mark theCreate electronic filecheckbox, selectOptionsthen theExtension Print Optionstab, and confirm thatFirst extensionis selected in the Which group box.
- You should reset your extension print options toFirst extensionafter you print or create a 2nd extension.