Form 8453 & Elective Notes

From the ⌂ Return Summary page, you can select "Edit Return Attachments" to add any attachments to the return (i.e. Form 8453, Form 2848, Form 8332, etc.)


Select "Edit Preparer and Elective Notes" to add any notes or explanations to the return. You will need to scroll down and select "Yes". These notes will be included with the electronic filing of the return.



*Form 8453 must be mailed no later than 3 days after e-filing the Federal Tax Return.


  • Form 8283 - Noncash Charitable Contributions

  • Form 1098-C - Required Donor Documentation

  • Form 2848 - Power of Attorney, and Declaration of Representative (or POA that states the agent is granted authority to sign the return)

  • Form 8858 - Foreign Disregarded Entities

  • Form 8332 - Release of Claim to Exemption for Child of Divorced or Separated Parents

  • Form 3468 - Historic Structure Certificate

  • Form 3115 - Chenge in Accounting Method

  • Form 8885 - Health Coverage Tax Credit

  • Form 8864 - Certificate for Biodiesel or Statement of Biodiesel Reseller

  • Form 4136 - Credit for Federal Tax Paid on Fuels

  • Schedule D-1 - Continuation Sheet for Schedule D (Form 1040) (or a statement with the same information), if you elect not to include your transactions on the electronic short-term capital gain (loss) or long-term capital gain (loss) records.

  • Form 5713, International Boycott Report

  • Appendix A, Statement by Taxpayer Using the Procedures in Rev. Proc. 2009-20 to Determine a Theft Loss Deduction Related to a Fraudulent

  • Include Preparer Notes

  • Include Regulatory Explanations

  • Include Election Explanations