AL20C-001a e-file error

Error message

AL20C-001a: If fiscal year checkbox is populated and the 52/53 week filer checkbox is NOT populated, then Tax Period Begin Date should be greater than or equal to 02/01/20XX and less than or equal to 12/31/20XX.

Solution 1: If the taxpayer is a Calendar Year filer

Go to
Tax Forms
States
Alabama
Alabama Privilege Tax
CPT - Privilege Tax Return
CPT, Page 1
.
If line 1a is marked with an X, fiscal year beginning and ending dates must be removed from the organizer.
Go to
Organizer
General Information
Basic Return Information
Entity Information tab
Dates Section
.
Remove the dates from
Fiscal Year Beginning
and
Fiscal Year Ending
.
note
Any values here cause the system to treat the return as a fiscal year return.
Do a full recompute and recreate the e-file.

Solution 2: If the taxpayer is a Fiscal Year filer

Go to
Tax Forms
States
Alabama
Alabama Privilege Tax
CPT - Privilege Tax Return
CPT, Page 1
.
If line 1b is marked with an X, then the fiscal year dates must fall within the required range.
Go to
Organizer
General Information
Basic Return Information
Entity Information tab
Dates Section
.
Make sure the
Fiscal Year Beginning
date is greater than or equal to 02/01/20XX where XX is the current tax year being filed.
Make sure the
Fiscal Year Ending
date is less than or equal to 12/31/20XX where XX is the current tax year being filed.
Do a full recompute and recreate the e-file.