This article will review options for generating the Form 568 and payment lines 6-8 on CA Form 568, Limited Liability Company Return of Income.
Before you begin
- Lacerte automatically includes CA Franchise LLC tax of $800 on line 6. For information on why this is automatic and how to suppress it, see below.
- Line 6 also includes payments made with Form 3537 (Extension) and Form 3536 (Estimated Fee for LLCs).
To generate the CA 568 instead of the CA 565:
- Go to Screen 1 Client Information.
- Scroll down to Miscellaneous Info.
- Under Type of Entity make sure Limited Liability Company is selected.
- If this is a California Single Member LLC:
- Go to Screen 37.011 California Miscellaneous Information.
- Scroll down to Single Member LLC Information.
- Check the box for Single member LLC.