topic Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2848 with his 1040 return since my mother can longer sign due to dementia. in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2848 with his 1040 return since my mother can longer sign due to dementia.

21-dm-Oak — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:57:20 GMT

Re: Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2...

Cynthiad66 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:59:12 GMT

Per the IRS form 1040 instructions page 76

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf

If your return is signed by
a representative for you, you must have
a power of attorney attached that specifically
authorizes the representative to
sign your return. To do this, you can use
Form 2848.

TurboTax does not support the 2848 form but it can be downloaded from the IRS site.

Form: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2848.pdf
Instructions: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i2848.pdf
Per @macuser_22

Re: Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2...

MMM223 — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 04:36:49 GMT

THE TURBOTAX ANSWER WAS "WE DON'T SUPPORT FORM 2848"......YOU SHOULD

Re: Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2...

Critter-3 — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:39:18 GMT

NO AND THEY WILL NOT EVER ... since most married couples simply efile a joint return and the one spouse that can complete the return would simply enter a 5 digit number for the other spouse in the program. The form 2848 is typically used solely on paper returns.

Re: Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2...

PaulCongdon — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:58:48 GMT

The question was about CA 540, not IRS 1040, so what is the answer?

Re: Does my father attach IRS form 2848 with his CA 540 return? He will be submitting same form 2...

MaryK4 — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:15:37 GMT

No, unfortunately, you cannot submit the CA-3520 (California POA) electronically with TurboTax. You can complete it separately and mail it to FTB.

See 2024, FTB 3520 PIT Individual or Fiduciary Power of Attorney @PaulCongdon