EF times out

[Lynn EA USTCP in Louisiana]

I have a large 2018 tax return that I'm trying to efile.  It won't go through as the efile times out.  Any suggestion?  If it won't EF then I'll have to print for the client to paper file via USPS snail mail.

[Lee B]

Do you have a significant amount of pdf attachments ?

[Lynn EA USTCP in Louisiana]

The federal has 52 documents.  There is one federal attachment - the S corp SH basis statement 2.6 mg.  Hmmm, now to figure out how to condense it - who knows how to do that ? Edit - it looks like I have to upgrade to a different adobe version at $14.99 / month to add the condense file feature.  Paper file it is then.

 

[Abby Normal]

There are numerous free PDF optimization options, but most of them are online and you shouldn't upload a PDF with a Social Security number on it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=free+optimize+pdf

Edit: Here's some offline optimizers:

https://www.google.com/search?&q=free+optimize+pdf+local

[B. Jani]

I will remove the attachment and Efile the return. If accepted, i will mail the attachment. Will not hurt. My 2 cents.

[Abby Normal]

7 minutes ago, B. Jani said:

I will remove the attachment and Efile the return. If accepted, i will mail the attachment. Will not hurt. My 2 cents.

Most of the time, you can't create the efile because the attachment is required.

[Lynn EA USTCP in Louisiana]

I did as B Aja I suggested. The attachment was s corp shareholder basis worksheet. But the tax return had the very same basis worksheet. Efiled and it went through as did the state return.