Can't e-file. Unable to locate attachment at / attachment/Form1116ScheduleB.pdf

[wbwarshaw]

Thank you @CTTaxes - that did the trick!!!  I was filing Federal 1040 and CA individual returns and ran into the same attachments issue when attempting to transmit electronically.  I followed your advise and submitted them individually and voila!  Both were accepted.  Whew!

[Lad69]

If you have a Windows version of TurboTax 2022, the fix (workaround) is easy:

1. First create an empty directory in root C:\attachment

2. Go to View > Forms and open form "Sch B Form 1116", then go to File > Save to PDF ...

3. The pop-up window has the form selected for you; click on 'Save as PDF' at the bottom.

4. Save the file as C:\attachment\Form1116ScheduleB.pdf

5. Review the contents of your C:\attachment directory. There should be only one file there named Form1116ScheduleB.pdf

6. Navigate back to TurboTax page "Transmit Your Returns" and press the "Transmit Returns Now" button

7. The e-file should succeed now

8. After successful transmission don't forget to remove the directory C:\attachment, otherwise you may accidentally transfer its contents with your e-file next year

This workaround was discussed last year here: Re: 2021 Form 1116 Schedule B (carryovers) can't efile - Page 29 (intuit.com)

I can't believe Intuit didn't fix this bug after a year and didn't at least train their specialists to provide users with these specific steps.

[moose09876]

Was on the phone with an agent for an hour. This is still the fix in 2025. Export your forms as PDF, rename them to what it's looking for and put them in C:\attachment\... It was also my fix for forms 8949. Thank you!