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Error: Partnership amounts for Foreign Tax/Other don’t equal the total of partners

This happens when the Partner Amounts and the Reconciliation of Partnership don’t match.

Error Message

Partnership amounts for Foreign Tax/Other do not equal total of partners: amounts. Please check Reconciliation of Partnership to Partner Amounts.
note
This is a severe diagnostic, but it won't affect e-filing.

Solution 1: Adjust the reconciliation amounts

  1. Go to
    Tax Forms
    Federal
    Partner Review
    folder.
  2. Select
    Reconciliation of Pshp to Ptr Amounts
    .
  3. Review the amounts in the
    Differences
    column.
  4. Go to
    Organizer
    Schedule K
    .
  5. Select
    Income Summary
    or
    Deduction Summary
    .
  6. Adjust the relevant lines until the amounts balance.
  7. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 2: Suppress nondeductible expenses from Schedule K

Use this solution if information from Schedule K is incorrectly affecting the amounts.
  1. Go to
    Organizer
    Schedule K
    Other Information
    Other Items
    .
  2. Mark
    Suppress Schedule K nondeductible expenses from automatically flowing to Schedule M-1
    .
  3. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 3: Correct an aggregated Schedule K-1

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    Federal E-file
    Attachments
    K-1 Aggregation
    .
  2. If an aggregated XML file is present, select it, then select
    Attach K-1 Aggregation XML File
    .
  3. Select the file, then
    RETRIEVE
    .
  4. Update the XML file so the amounts add up to the grand total.
  5. Delete the existing aggregated XML file from the electronic filing attachments screen.
  6. Select
    Add
    .
  7. Select
    Federal K-1 Aggregation
    as the attachment jurisdiction.
  8. Select
    Browse for file
    and attach the updated XML file.
  9. Select
    Upload
    , then
    Done
    .
  10. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution: Check Direct K-1 Import

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    Partner Information
    Common Partner Data
    .
  2. Find the
    Direct K-1 Import
    tab.
    • If it's not there, you're not using this feature — skip this solution.
    • If it's there, select it.
  3. Check whether
    Enable Direct K-1 Import to replace the computed Schedule K-1s
    is turned on.
    • If it's off, you're not using this feature — skip this solution.
    • If it's on, update the import file and reimport it. Alternatively, go to
      Tax Forms
      Federal
      Schedule K-1
      and edit the amounts directly on the form.
  4. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

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