Solution:
The answer to the question that has been bothering me all along, has been staring me in face the entire time. I simply needed to read the IRS instructions for Form 7004 correctly.
“All the returns shown on Form 7004 are eligible for an automatic extension of time to file from the due date of the return.” (Six months in this case).
As TT reaches the end point of the Business process (Form1065), it asks whether an extension of time will be requested. If yes, then the program steps forward and attaches Form 7004. It then transmits the request for an extension along with the relevant portions of the return, documenting having transmitted the request ahead of the deadline.
The point here is that the filing has been delayed.
After updating select operating values for the LLC in the program, I e-filed a second time and received an identical ‘Accepted’ indication as the original request for an extension.
And this duplication in labeling is what led me down this rabbit hole.
Thanks to everyone who offered solutions along my quest, and especially those who showed how to distinguish one ‘Accepted’ from another. That was key.
Recently revisiting the return, looking for similar feedback from the program but in another location, it didn’t take long to solidly establish that I successfully filed (e-filed) on 04/18/2023. The program also pointed out that it had been ‘accepted’ on 03/15/2023. However when I go to ‘Check E-file Status’ it also labels this as ‘Accepted’. I still don’t feel this is a particularly clear way of labeling the two separate submissions.
Here’s a screen capture from the program: (frustratingly this paste isn't allowed, so here's the content in text...)
File tab | File a Return
Not Eligible for E-filing
You have no returns eligible for e-filing.
The following returns have been transmitted.
- Federal Return - on 04/18/2023 (accepted on 03/15/2023)
- Arizona Return - on 04/18/2023 (accepted on 03/15/2023)
It reports ‘Not Eligible for E-filing’ because the only way I’ve discovered to reach this frame is by attempting to file again. Note my listing above in an earlier Community message, of my history of attempts to file. This was at least my fifth or sixth attempt historically. Again, I misunderstood that submitting Form 7004 along with the 1065 was not the same as filing a return.
Users more experienced than myself might want to feed this back to the developers. And to those maintaining the help files. I’ve been to quite a few places here and on the .gov sites without coming across any info that would have explained this.
