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Clear "Members of a federal consolidated group cannot be e-filed..." diagnostic

You can get this ELF Critical diagnostic if a return is marked as a member of a consolidated return: 
Members of a federal consolidated group cannot be electronically filed as separate returns.
If the member is filing a separate return, do the following to clear the diagnostic.
  1. Open the member return whose return will be filed separately for state purposes.
  2. In federal Screen ELF, clear the
    File this return electronically
     checkbox, and select
    Enter
     on your keyboard.
  3. Go back and re-mark
    File this return electronically
    .
  4. Go to the state return and check if the diagnostic is still there.
  5. If it's still there, try the following:
    1. Go to
      File
      , then
      New Client
       and create a new, temporary, 1120 C Corporation return.
    2. Go to
      File
      , then
      New Client
       and create a new, temporary, 1120 Consolidated C return.
    3. When you create the new 1120 Consolidated C return, select
      Advanced Properties
       and add the temporary 1120 C return as the parent and the affected return as a subsidiary.
    4. Select OK and allow the consolidated return to calculate.
    5. While still in the temporary 1120 consolidated return, choose
      File
      ,
      Client Properties
      ,
      Advanced Properties
      .
    6. Remove the subsidiary from the temporary consolidated return and select OK.
    7. Review the return that had the diagnostic to ensure it is no longer marked as part of a consolidated return and the diagnostic has been cleared.
    8. Delete the temporary parent and temporary consolidated returns using
      File
      , then
      Delete
      .

This article applies to:

  • PRODUCT: UltraTax CS
  • Return type: 1120 Corporation
  • State: All states,Alabama,Alaska,Arizona,Arkansas,California,Colorado,Connecticut,Delaware,District of Columbia,Florida,Georgia,Hawaii,Idaho,Illinois,Indiana,Iowa,Kansas,Kentucky,Louisiana,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,Michigan,Minnesota,Mississippi,Missouri,Montana,Nebraska,Nevada,New Hampshire,New Jersey,New Mexico,New York,North Carolina,North Dakota,Ohio,Oklahoma,Oregon,Pennsylvania,Puerto Rico,Rhode Island,South Carolina,South Dakota,Tennessee,Texas,Utah,Vermont,Virginia,Washington,West Virginia,Wisconsin,Wyoming

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