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CA 540-ES electronic payments for 2020 have to be efiled individually?

  • April 1, 2020
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My client wants to pay his CA ES payments electronically like he always has.  I have always checked the box on the CA return and easy peasy they were withdrawn like clockwork.  Well, did it again this year and got two rejections.  So  after looking around I discovered you have to go to the Federal info wksheet and add them there.  I did that.  Now when I go to efile it will only send the first one.  Do I have to try to remember to go back in each time and efile his next payments?  I have always just said do it when I efile and never had to think about it again till the next filing system.  I don't like this!  Why of why did they change it?  And I am getting ready to set up Federal auto withdrawals for my first client this year.  Will I have to do the same for the federal Auto ES payments?

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Best answer by Just-Lisa-Now-

Im thinking its a direct deposit vs direct debit conflict when sending the banking info to CA....Id cut my time losses set the refund for direct deposit, and schedule the ES payments on the FTB WebPay website, its really easy...leave the client letter as is like they got scheduled through the software....oh wait, this is a different thread  LOL

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
April 1, 2020

As far as I can tell you can still schedule them all just like weve always done on the 540 ES worksheet....I asked a mod about this over a week ago, still no answer for sure.

But it now appears you can file the CA estimated payments on the fly throughout the year if you want to, rather than scheduleding them up front when you file the return.  Why we would need this option I have no clue, FTB Webpay is super simple to make payments on the fly throughout the year if needed.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
April 1, 2020

@IntuitAustin did you ever get any info about this?   Inquiring minds would like to know!

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