# Configure and submit filing calendar overview

Source: https://developer.avalara.com/products/returns/integration-guides/managed-returns/kez3726663110327/

Guide: Avalara Managed Returns API (U.S. and Canada)

# Configure and submit filing calendar overview

Understand what a filing calendar includes and how to configure and submit it for automated return filing.

After a merchant selects the return form they would like to configure, the next step is to create and submit a filing calendar for approval. The filing calendar contains jurisdiction-specific details required to enable automated return filing. These include:

-   Filing frequency

-   Start (effective) date

-   Registration details

-   Responses to onboarding questions specific to each state or form

**Filing calendar setup process**

The setup process involves 4 main steps:

1.  Query the filing calendar setup model

2.  Collect required information from the merchant

3.  Submit the filing calendar request

4.  Monitor filing calendar request status

**Key considerations**

-   Jurisdictions and forms cause the questions for filing calendar configuration to vary. The `taxForms` query excludes these questions. They must be fetched via the `filingCalendarRequests` query per form.

-   Avalara uses this configuration to perform registration validations and run internal compliance workflows.

-   Clients need multiple filing calendars if they have multiple return forms for different states or entities.