TT asking me E-File questions Form 1065

[RB287a]

This yr (2023) I go to E-File my LLC Form 1065 like every yr but now Turbo Tax final review asks me to check boxes I have no idea what they are. It says IRS requires the following info when filing electronically. I already had my member K-1s included in the return and the circle by that was checked YES.
But it's also apparently asking me to decide if I need to check boxes for some forms listed below that (which I have no idea what they are), like, Form 720, 944, 940, 945, 941, 990, 943, 1042, or Not applicable.
Should I just check Not applicable?
Why isn't Turbo Tax giving me more to go on (?) I've never faced any of this in over 15yrs of E-Filing my 1065 with Turbo Tax?

[JosephS1 · Accepted solution]

While I cannot answer why TurboTax is not giving you more to go on, aside from perhaps clicking the help button available on most screens, I can say with a reasonable amount of certainty that, unless you had employees, Not applicable would be the choice to make here.  The following are the forms it is asking you about:

1. Form 720 - Quarterly Federal Excise Tax
2. Form 944 - Small Employer Return of withholding taxes
3. Form 940 - Federal Unemployment tax return.
4. Form 945 - Federal Withholding tax return, if tax withheld on other than wages.
5. Form 941 - Quarterly Return of wages paid and withholding taxes
6. Form 990 - Return for Exempt Organizations
7. Form 943 - Agricultural employees wages and withholdings
8. Form 1042 - US Source Income of Foreign Persons

Based on the above list, if you did not have any Federal Excise Tax to pay, such as a Fuels Tax or other items, wages paid or withheld taxes of any kind, you would answer not applicable.  If you wish to know more about any of the above forms that you were questioned about go to IRS.gov, click on Forms and Instructions, and type in the form number of the form you wish to see or receive instructions about.

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[RB287a]

THANK YOU MUCH JosephS1, for the excellent confirmation. I've already E-Filed and saved the Return. I suspected as much and did attempt to search down the logistics of a few of those listed. But after reading your reply I now know for certain that I do not need ANY of those forms listed.
The puzzling aspect is that ALL the information I gave TT during the Step by Step should have been sufficient for TT to know that I did not need them. I.e. I was asked if I had to file any W2s, 1099s or foreign income etc and I did not check ANY of those during the step by step.

In retrospect I appreciate TT trying to inform me of something I might have missed. But it would seem more appropriate if TT had said something like,
->If you missed including data on ANY employees or Foreign income then you should go back add them. If so you will need some of the below forms listed<-

Honestly I don't remember seeing any Click help at the upper right like I've seen on some in the past. If I missed that then my bad. Been using TT for Business now for 18+yrs and for most part it's excellent for LLCs that need to file K-1s.
Thanks again for the reply and thanks to TT for this community and their software.