"These business owners qualify for the pass-through entity tax credit,
I'd like to know more about this ownership and its entity. SMLLC's do not qualify for the CA PTE. So, unless you have omitted something, the owners are not entitled to the PTE.
" there are no inputs in the individual module for CA form 3893 to allow current or estimated payments"
The inputs are in the passthrough entity tax return. Those inputs flow into the 1040.
FROM CA.FTB.GOV
Who is a qualified taxpayer?
A qualified taxpayer is a partner, member, or shareholder of an electing qualified entity that is:
An individual, fiduciary, estate, or trust subject to California personal income tax
A disregarded single member LLC that is owned by an individual, fiduciary, estate, or trust subject to California personal income tax
To be qualified, a taxpayer must consent to have their pro rata or distributive share and guaranteed payments included in the qualified net income of the electing qualified PTE.
A qualified taxpayeris nota:
Disregarded business entity and its partners and members
Except for a disregarded single member LLC that is owned by an individual, fiduciary, estate, or trust subject to California personal income tax
