Informational Returns filed under the return employer ID number, Y/N to file electronically

[ART05]

TurboTax Business:  Just before completing to file electronically, there's a Y/N question.

Informational returns (W-2, 1099, K-1's, etc.) filed under the return employer ID number. Y/N

I don't understand the exact meaning.  Our husband/wife LLC always files 1065 and of course 2 K-1s are generated and efiled together.  We use the K-1 to complete our 1040 a month later.  Never gave any of that a second thought.

This question has subtle unknowns.  We never "filed K-1s" in the strict sense of sending them to the IRS prior to filing the 1065.  Info at IRS.gov says K-1s should be "issued" to husband/wife teams, almost deliberately excluding "filed."  We have no employer, wear K-1s ever "filed under the return employer ID number" if there is no employer?

I don't think the answer itself is the least bit important until it's simply used to match up our filing history for some identification process to confirm Efiling.  I don't want to say we did if we didn't, and I don't want to say we didn't if we did.

Another TT customer asked this question very carefully with a lot of supporting documents, but the help avoided the entire question and said, LLC file 1065 so K-1s required and the answer is yes.  Worthless answer.

[DaveF1006]

The question in TurboTax is asking whether you have electronically filed informational returns (like W-2s, 1099s, or K-1s) under the same Employer Identification Number (EIN) that you're using for your partnership return (Form 1065). These information forms are usually sent to the IRS first before issuing to employees or partners. This way, the IRS has a matching document to compare with individual returns.

If you filed information forms to the IRS such as W'2s, 1099's, or k-1's in addition to issuing these to partners, then check yes. If not, check no for this answer.