Since I have already filed his return by checking box A on the state form 2210, I cannot replicate it for you. Basically when going through error checking before e-filing, I get the error message "1. Form 2210: reason for filing box A - you may owe a penalty, you must check the Box B,C,D, or E to select the method of calculate the penalty or check box A to request a waiver of your entire penalty." He owed no penalty as he paid the majority of his AL estimates in April and the balance in October when I did a projection. The 2210 form shows his payments in excess of his liability and calculates 0 penalty for each period. Yet when I initially tried to e-file his returns, the federal went through but AL was rejected because of the 2210 form. I had to mark Box A to get it to e-file. 

I have not yet e-filed another AL return past the 2 initial returns that had this situation. When it occurs again, I will stop and take screen shots of all pertinent forms and attach here.