The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) supports the following forms and documents for electronic filing, as necessary.
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If a Form 540/540NR or Form 568 return includes a form or schedule not included on the following lists, it doesn't necessarily mean you can't file the return electronically, even though the form is omitted from the electronic record.
The application shows a diagnostic message or generates an e-file error for returns that can't be filed electronically.
Individual return
Form 540 (original and amended)
Form 540NR (original and amended)
Form W-2
Form W-2G
Form 1099-R
Schedule CA(540)
Schedule CA(540NR)
Schedule D(540)
Schedule D(540NR)
Schedule D-1
Schedule G-1
Schedule P(540)
Schedule P(540NR)
Schedule R
Schedule RDP
Schedule S
Schedule X
Form 592-B
Form 593
Form 3503
Form 3506
Form 3507
Form 3510
Form 3514
Form 3521
Form 3523
Form 3526
Form 3531
Form 3532
Form 3540
Form 3541
Form 3546
Form 3547
Form 3548
Form 3554
Form 3592
Form 3596
Form 3800
Form 3801
Form 3801-CR
Form 3803
Form 3805E
Form 3805P
Form 3805V
Form 3805Z
Form 3806
Form 3807
Form 3808
Form 3809
Form 3814
Form 3840
Form 3885A
Form 5805
Form 5805F
Form 5870A
IRS Form 2106
IRS Form 3903
IRS Form 4684
IRS Form 8824
IRS Form 8886
Individual extension payment
Form 3519 standalone extension payment, including next year's estimate payments if selected.
More info for individual return: Form 3504
Certain subtractions to income reported on Schedule CA(540) need supporting documentation via Form 3504, Enrolled Tribal Member Certification. Because Form 3504 needs a handwritten signature, the California FTB doesn't support the form via the XML portion of the electronic record.
Standalone payments supported and not supported for individual e-file
Electronic filing of the standalone extension payment for individual California taxpayers is supported. The payment of next year’s estimates via the electronic record for Form 540/540NR or via the electronic record for the extension payment is also supported. If you're filing electronically, the extension payment may be zero if the electronic record for extension includes at least 1 estimate payment for next year. You can't make estimate payments electronically on their own via electronic filing. To authorize direct debit of estimate payments, they need to be part of the Form 540/540NR electronic record or part of the extension electronic record.
LLC return
Form 568
Form 592-B
Form 593
Form 3541
Form 3554
Form 3805E
Form 3814
Form 3885L
Schedule D (568)
Schedule D-1
Schedule EO (568)
Schedule R
IRS Form 4684
IRS Form 8824
IRS Form 8825
IRS Schedule F
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You need to paper file Form 3536 LLC Extension.
Standalone payments not supported for LLC e-file
The application doesn't support the electronic filing for standalone payments returns normally submitted with Form 3536 for LLC returns, including the LLC extension payment and the LLC estimate payment.
The application does support authorization for direct debit of next year’s LLC tax payment and next year’s LLC estimate payment only by the Form 568 electronic record.