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The error messages that appear on the Form 3804 Worksheet when the return is set to e-file are set up to be in alignment with the latest version e-file schema for CA Form 3804. Currently, the FTB’s schema requires that a FEIN be entered when the corresponding qualified taxpayer is a Trust. The e-file schema does not allow a SSN or ITIN when the qualified taxpayer is a Trust. Therefore, in order to file a Form 3804 with a SSN or ITIN entered for a Trust, the return would need to be paper-filed.