I went through an hour discussion with a TT specialist. They were able to see the same issue as described in this thread, and after the session, gave me this link. Unfortunately, it isn't clear that the "fix" supposedly in progress, will be complete in time for the March 15th filing deadline. I see three choices.
1) File for an extension and hope it really gets fixed at some point.
2) File for a waiver on CA e-File and mail the state the paper 568 return.
3) Input a Balance Sheet into TT, even though not required.
Number 1 is a roll of the dice. Pass. Number 3 is probably doable, but if you are a somewhat complicated business then getting the Balance Sheet correct (100% match to your books) where it won't create a problem in a future tax year could be a challenge. Pass. Seems like number 2 is the only reasonable course of action business-wise. Really archaic to file paper returns. We paid for the e-File capability when we bought TT, so it seems we should get some sort of credit.
