Error: Field “AnyRelatedPartners” is unexpected
This validation error occurs when e-filing California Form 565 Schedule Q because the partnership return doesn't have enough partners. A partnership return requires at least 2 partners.
Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: CAForm565[1][@documentId='Form565] Form565ScheduleQ[1]/AnyRelatedPartners[1] Description: Is Partner of Partnership related to any other Partner LineNumber: Line M Requirement: Expecting NbrOfPartnersDuringYr Error: Field 'AnyRelatedPartners' is unexpected Element Name: AnyRelatedPartners XPath: //CAForm565[@documentId='Form565']/Form565ScheduleQ[1]/AnyRelatedPartners[1] XML Fragment: false Field Key: 85,1010,10,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}AnyRelatedPartners' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}Form565ScheduleQ'. Expecting: {http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}NbrOfPartnersDuringYr.
Solution
- Go to to confirm it's populated with at least 2 partners.
- If needed, go to to add a new partner.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
note
If you can't add the required partners, you'll need to paper file the return.