How do I attach a file to a return?

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 6, 2019
2 replies
16 views

I am trying to file a return for a multi member LLC (Form 1065) but it is being rejected. The "fix" according to Turbotax is that I must sign form 8453 and attach it to the return before e-filing. I have never had to do this before. I verified that Form 8453 is being included with the electronic return, so I'm not sure why it's not being accepted. This is the only error that I'm encountering. Why would the electronic 8453 form not be accepted, and how to I attach a scanned file to my return? The "Tools->Attach" option is grayed out in the program.

TurboTax Business Windows

Best answer by Anonymous_

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/7348951

Anonymous_Answer

Level 15

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/7348951

Anonymous_

Level 15

" The "Tools->Attach" option is grayed out in the program."

For some reason, probably an oversight, the attachment functionality has been completely removed from TurboTax Business.

You most likely do have the 8453-PE form listed in Forms in My Return, but that is not the copy that gets transmitted with your Form 1065 and related forms/schedules; it is the signed, scanned, and uploaded file (which file includes the form) that is transmitted.

This issue has been reported, but may not get rectified until next week. You always have the option of filing by mail, of course, but I would suggest waiting for the fix (in the form of an product update).

bfranklin03Author

Level 2

So does this mean that all multi-member LLC's have had to wait for this fix or mail in their returns since the signed 8453-PE couldn't be attached? In previous years, Turbotax would prompt me to attach the scanned form during the e-file process, but this year, it didn't prompt me.