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Electronic funds withdrawal (EFW) data entry for a balance due return

Enter the following information for an electronic funds withdrawal (EFW) with a balance due return.
Client phone number
: Go to the 1120 screen in the General folder and enter the
Client phone number
 in the 1120 and 1120S Information section.
Bank information
: Go to the Bank screen in the General folder and enter the bank information.
Requested payment date
: You need to specify a date to withdraw the payment. While the IRS won't withdraw the payment before the requested date, they may withdraw it after.
  1. Go to the ELF screen in the Electronic Filing folder.
  2. Enter the date you want the payment withdrawn in the
    Requested payment date
     field. If you file after the original deadline, you can't enter a date that falls after the date you transmit the return to the IRS.
  3. To make a partial payment, enter the amount to withdraw in the
    Amount of tax payment
     field. You can't enter an amount greater than 200% of the amount of tax due.
E-filing information
: EFW is only available for returns filed electronically.
  1. Go to the ELF screen in the Electronic Filing folder and mark
    File this return electronically
    .
  2. Before transmitting the return to the IRS, select
    View
    ,
    Diagnostics
    , then the
    ELF Critical
     tab and clear all ELF Critical diagnostics.

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