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CALIF FORM 8453-OL

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July 18, 2020
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Turbo Tax indicated that after e-filing a California Individual Tax Return that Form 8453-OL must be signed and dated with 1 day of acceptance (I assume by CA FTB). The CA ITR was accepted by California. Now, what do I do to submit the California Form 8453-OL? I do NOT see anywhere to "electronically sign and e-file the form in the TurboTax program.

I just read in TurboTax (vague instructions)...

"Sign form FTB 8453-OL after you prepare the return, but before you transmit it. " Which "it" are the instructions referring to? "Form 8453-OL" or the "California Personal Income Tax Return" that was e-filed?
CALIFORNIA FORM 8453-OL indicates that there are "no taxes due" and "no refund due". DOES THE Form 8453-OL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED? If so, how?

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macuser_22

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CA 8453-OL is a totally stupid form. CA wants you to simply print, sign and KEEP the form in your records. It is to tell YOU that you authorized yourself to e-file.. You do not do anything with the form.

It is really to authorize a paid tax preparer to e-file and has no meaning whatsoever for a self prepared tax return. But the CA FTB, in all it's wisdom, has never seen fit to update it's regulations to recognize self-prepared tax returns - so the form lives on even in self-prepared tax software.

**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**