Hello! Glad that you bring this up today. 👍 So here's what I did:
- Got the 5818 Notice on 7/16/21.
- IMPORTANT: Sign-up for myFTB on 7/16/21. Once done, FTB will mail you a 4 Digits Pin; expect a week to arrive.
- Mailed (USPS Priority w/ Tracking) in my FTB 3853 + 1095-B on 7/19. USPS website shows it arrives at the destination on 7/20. (This didn't help in my case btw; see below.)
- Got my 4 Digits Pin on 7/24/21.
- Sign-in to myFTB with the 4 Digits Pin 7/26/21 this morning + do an Online Chat session. The lady said FTB hasn't received my USPS mail yet...🙄 So in the myFTB portal, I uploaded the pdf version of the above 2 forms. She reviewed the forms and is able to remove the penalty on the spot. 👍
TLDR: Signup for my myFTB and start an online chat + upload any forms that are needed by the FTB.
Best of luck to you.
