Error: Documents failed to post
Scenario
You may get the following error message when printing a document from UltraTax CS or Fixed Assets CS to Onvio.
Error message
Documents failed to post
Cause
This can happen if a client has any of the following:
- Duplicate contacts
- No TIN
- The same TIN as another client
- No email address
- No Tax Matters contact
Solution 1: Duplicate contacts
In Onvio, select
Setup
, then All Contacts
and search for duplicate contact listings for the client. If the client is listed more than once, check each contact and delete any that don't have Client
selected for the type. Note that a spouse on a joint client can be listed separately from the client contact and should have Standalone
as the contact type.Solution 2: Tax Matters contact
Make sure the client has a Tax Matters contact in Onvio.
- In Onvio, selectSetup, thenClientsand edit the client receiving the error.
- SelectRelationships.
- If the client has a Tax Matters Contact, skip to the next solution.
- If the client doesn't have a Tax Matters contact:
- SelectAdd.
- In theRelationshipfield, selectTax Matters Contact.
- Give the Tax Matters Contact a name. All other information is optional.
- SelectSave.
Solution 3: Missing TIN or email address
Make sure the client has both a TIN and an email address in Onvio.
- In Onvio, selectSetup, thenClientsand edit the client receiving the error.
- Check theSocial Security NumberorEmployee Identification Numberfield. If the field is blank, enter the client's TIN.
- Check theEmail Addressfield.
- If there is no email address, enter one.
- Make sure the email address isn't shared with another standalone contact. This could happen if a taxpayer and spouse share the same email.
Duplicate TIN
Make sure the client doesn't share a TIN with another client.
- Open UltraTax CS.
- Open the client receiving the error.
- SelectUtilities,Data Sharing, thenRelationships.
- Select theOther clients with TINtab.
Prevent the error
To avoid getting this error on other clients:
- Print the UltraTax CS client before creating a client in Onvio.
- If the client already exists in Onvio, add the TIN and email address so they match the UltraTax CS client.
- In UltraTax CS, selectFile, thenPrint Returns. MarkPreparer copyandPDF to File. Set thePDF to Filelocation to a location on your local computer. Print it to PDF, then manually upload it to the client’s Onvio Documents directory.
If UltraTax CS printed successfully to Onvio, it will print the preparer copy to the client’s
Onvio Documents
,Tax Return [Year]
, Preparer Documents
folder.