On Wed, 3 Feb 2021 10:37:22 EST, Taxed and Spent wrote:
>
> On 2/2/2021 7:03 PM, Stan Brown wrote:
> > On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 15:32:48 EST, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >>
> >> Alan has found the answer, using his crystal ball which gives him the
> >> 540 booklet before it is available to the world on the FTB website.
> >
> > Following Alan's hint, I used the search function, hovered my mouse
> > over each one I wanted to get the document number, then changed the
> > last element of the URL he gave to match the desired document number.
> > I was able to get all the forms I wanted that way, even the 540-ES
> > (estimated tax) for 2021, though most had to be emailed.
> >
> > Heaven knows why they make so many forms and instructions available
> > in email but not on the website.
> >
> > To save you looking it up, the URL Alan gave was
> >
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/Search/Home/FormRequest/4283
> >
>
>
> I was unable to get any more forms using your method. Were you able to
> get some forms only by using your method?
>
> California is a very strange place.
These are online PDFs, which you can download through your browser
and fill in:
* Form 540
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-540.pdf
* Form 540 Schedule CA
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-540-ca.pdf
* Form 540 Schedule D
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/2020/2020-540-d.pdf
The following links are email forms to request the instructions. In
my experience on 2021-02-02, the files were emailed as soon as I
clicked Submit.
* Form 540 booklet
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/Search/Home/FormRequest/4283
* Form 540 Schedule CA instructions
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/Search/Home/FormRequest/4287
Form 540 Schedule D instructions
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/Search/Home/FormRequest/4291
But here's the thing: I didn't save any of these URLs yesterday, but
got them today in a very straightforward way. At the search page
https://www.ftb.ca.gov/forms/search/
I selected 2020, Individual, and 540, then clicked Get Forms. The
results page had a couple of dozen links, and every one that I tested
led either to an online PDF or a page where I could request a PDF be
emailed to me. I think they may have got the process working better
since I tried yesterday to get the same forms.
P.S. 2021 Individual, 540-ES also works for me.