Error: The field ‘PrincipalBusinessActivityCd’ data format is not correct

Error message

Validation failed on [FILE_ID]:
Form: IRS1120REIT[1][@documentId='IRS1120REIT] PrincipalBusinessActivityCd[1]
Description: Principal business activity code
LineNumber: H
Error: The field 'PrincipalBusinessActivityCd' with value '[ID]', data format is not correct.
Element Name: PrincipalBusinessActivityCd
XPath: //IRS1120REIT[@documentId='IRS1120REIT']/PrincipalBusinessActivityCd[1]
XML Fragment: [ID]
Field Key: 63,1,32,0,0,0,0,0,0
Error Code: [CODE]
Error Reason: '[ID]' violates enumeration constraint of '
531110 531120 531130 531190'.
The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}PrincipalBusinessActivityCd' with value '[ID]' failed to parse.
This error also occurs with other invalid codes or non-numeric entries.

Solution

Go to
Organizer
General Information
Basic Return Information
Entity Information tab
.
Locate the
Principal business code
line in the
Business Activity
section.
Enter one of the following valid codes for Item H (Equity REITs only):
531110 – Lessors of Residential Buildings & Dwellings
531120 – Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
531130 – Lessors of Miniwarehouses & Self-Storage Units
531190 – Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
Go to
Organizer
General Information
Basic Return Information
Return Information
tab.
Make sure the
Equity REIT
is selected if the entity is an equity REIT in the
Check If
section.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.