Error: CT600 Account Name has invalid value in Corporation Tax
Scenario
You get the following error message when you try to use Corporation Tax to submit a CT600.
Error message
Account Name element has an invalid value according to its data type.
Causes
When you try to use Corporation Tax to submit a CT600 you get the error message
'Account Name element has an invalid value according to its data type'
. The likely cause of this error is that name of the account for the refund shown in box 935 of CT600 has more than the 28 characters allowed by HMRC.Solution
- Open the client in Corporation Tax.
- SelectCompany, thenCompany Details.
- Select theRefundstab.
- Reduce the number of characters in theNamefield to 28 or under.
- SelectOK.