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ELF Critical Diagnostic: Form 2553 must be signed and submitted electronically as a PDF attachment to Form 1120S

Form 2553 must be signed and attached as a PDF file; select Edit > Electronic Filing Attachments
This diagnostic generates if you complete the
Reason for failing to file election by due date
 field in the 2553 screen in the Elections folder, enter
2
 in the
File Form 2553 as an attachment to Form 1120S
 field in the 2553 screen, and haven't attached Form 2553 as a PDF attachment to the electronic file.

Solution

Follow these steps to attach a PDF document to the electronic file.
  1. In UltraTax CS, select
    Edit
    , then
    Electronic Filing Attachment
    .
  2. Select
    Add
    .
  3. In the
    Attachment title
     dropdown, select the specific title of the document from the list of attachments that the taxing authorities need for electronically filed returns. If the attachment isn't in the dropdown, enter the name of the attachment in this field.
  4. Select
    Federal
     from the dropdown in the
    Product
     field.
  5. Select the form related to the location of the attachment from the dropdown in the
    Return
     field. If the specific form isn't listed in the dropdown, select
    Tax Return
    .
  6. If you scanned the document into FileCabinet CS, select the
    FileCabinet CS
     option, then
    Select
     to select the document. If the document wasn't scanned into FileCabinet CS, select the
    File
     option then
    Browse
     to go to the location of the document you want to attach.
    important
    If the file isn't saved as a PDF file, the file won't be listed when you select
    Browse
    .
    note
    • If you're running UltraTax CS through Virtual Office CS or Software as a Service (SaaS), you can go to files on your local network.
    • If you want to proforma this attachment next year, mark the
      Proforma information to next year
       checkbox.
  7. Select
    OK
    .
  8. Select
    View Attachment
     to review the PDF file. Repeat steps 2 - 7 to add more attachments.
  9. Select
    OK
     when you're done.

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