1120 State: PDF naming conventions

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The table below contains information by state regarding naming conventions when adding PDF attachments to an electronic file.

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State Conventions
Alabama Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Alabama Business MeF Electronic Filers Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names. When creating the PDF, the name must match exactly, including capitalization.
Alaska None
Arizona None
Arkansas None
California None
Colorado Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Colorado Corporate e-File Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Connecticut None. However, Connecticut requests as few PDF attachments as possible be attached to corporate returns.
Delaware None
District of Columbia None
Florida None
Georgia Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Georgia Corporate Guidelines Manual. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Hawaii Specific naming conventions are outlined in Publication EF-8, Hawaii Software Developers and Transmitters Handbook for Corporate Modernized e-file. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Idaho Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Idaho Corporate e-File Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Illinois N/A
Indiana N/A
Iowa None
Kansas None
Kentucky Each PDF attachment should be given a unique file name and may contain letters and numbers. The name should reference the Form/Schedule and line number when possible.
Louisiana None
Maine None
Maryland Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Maryland Corporate e-File Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Massachusetts None
Michigan Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Michigan Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Modernized E-file (MeF) Software Developer Guide provided to software vendors. The application checks the PDF file name against the requested naming convention and indicates with an ELF critical diagnostic how to properly rename the file if necessary.
Michigan Cities Specific naming conventions are outlined in the City Corporate Income Tax E-file Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Minnesota None
Mississippi None
Missouri None
Missouri Kansas City None
Montana Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Montana corporate e-file Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Nebraska None
New Hampshire None
New Jersey None
New Mexico None
New York None
New York City None
North Carolina None
North Dakota None
Oklahoma None
Oregon Specific naming conventions are outlined in the Oregon Corporate e-File Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Pennsylvania None
Rhode Island Rhode Island prefers that attachments be named according to the form name and year. In an example, the Historic Preservation Investment Tax Credit form would be named "Credit 286B2022.pdf". Rhode Island will not reject returns with attachments that do not conform to this naming convention.
South Carolina Specific naming conventions are outlined in the South Carolina Corporate E-File Handbook. Please refer to it for a list of accepted file names.
Tennessee N/A
Texas N/A
Utah None
Virginia None
Vermont N/A
West Virginia Specific naming conventions have been named by the West Virginia State Tax Department for certain forms which are required to be attached to the electronic file. For those required attachments which the application does not automatically generate, a diagnostic message will alert to the specific naming convention required for the given PDF attachment.
Wisconsin None

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