Generating Form 8453 in Lacerte

Form 8453 is used to transmit supporting paper documents required for submission with e-filed returns. Only the specified forms or supporting documents listed on Form 8453 can be submitted with Form 8453.

Form 8453 will automatically generate when certain forms are attached to the return:

• Form 1098-C, Contributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes (or equivalent contemporaneous written acknowledgement)
• Form 2848, Power of Attorney and Declaration of Representative (or POA that states the agent is granted authority to sign the return)
• Form 3115, Application for Change in Accounting Method
• Form 3468—attach a copy of the first page of NPS Form 10–168, Historic Preservation Certification Application (Part 2-Description of Rehabilitation), with an indication that it was received by the Department of the Interior or the State Historic Preservation Officer, together with proof that the building is a certified historic structure (or that such status has been requested)
• Form 4136—attach the Certificate for Biodiesel and, if applicable, Statement of Biodiesel Reseller or a certificate from the provider identifying the product as renewable diesel and, if applicable, a statement from the reseller
• Form 5713, International Boycott Report
• Form 8283, Non-Cash Charitable Contributions, Section A (if any statement or qualified appraisal is required) or Section B, Donated Property, and any related attachments (including any qualified appraisal or partnership Form 8283)
• Form 8332, Release/Revocation of Release of Claim to Exemption for Child by Custodial Parent (or certain pages from a divorce decree or separation agreement that went into effect after 1984 and before 2009) (see instructions)
• Form 8858, Information Return of U.S. Persons with Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities (FDEs) and Foreign Branches (FBs)
• Form 8864—attach the certificate for Biodiesel and, if applicable, Statement of Biodiesel Reseller or a certificate from the provider identifying the product as renewable diesel and, if applicable, a statement from the reseller
• Form 8885, Health Coverage Tax Credit, and all required attachments (for tax year 2021)
• Form 8949, Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets (or a statement with the same information), if you elect not to include your transactions electronically on Form 8949

To force Form 8453 to generate

1. Go to Screen 4.1, e-file PIN Main Form.
2. Scroll down to the Form 8453 - Overrides section.
3. Using the dropdown options, select one or more applicable forms.

Forcing Form 8453 to generate will check the corresponding boxes on the form.

Instructions for EROs

If you are an ERO, you must mail Form 8453 to the IRS within 3 business days after receiving acknowledgement that the IRS has accepted the electronically filed tax return.