1065 forms attached as PDF files to e-file

The following forms are the only attachments allowed by the IRS as PDF attachments to the partnership return electronic file.

Form 1128, Application to Adopt, Change, or Retain a Tax Year

Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method (only if previously filed)

Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (only when signatures are present in Section B, Part II, III, or IV, or filing 10 or more forms)

Form 8621, Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund (only when received from a 3rd party)

Form 8716, Election to Have a Tax Year Other Than a Required Tax Year

Form 8832, Entity Classification Election (only if previously filed)

Attachments to Form 8283, Noncash Charitable Contributions (such as written acknowledgments, Form 1098C [copy B], appraisals)

Attachment to Form 3468, Investment Credit for Certified Historic Structures Prior Year Credits Claimed

Refer to IRS Publication 4163 and IRS Publication 4164 for information about which binary attachments you can attach to an electronic file.