Error: Field 'BadDebtAllowance' with value, data format is not correct

Error message

Validation failed on [FILE_ID]:
Form: CAForm100W[1][@documentId='Form100W000265C5] Form100WScheduleL[1]/Assets[1]/BeginningOfYear[1]/BadDebtAllowance[1]
Description: Bad debts.
LineNumber: Line 2b
Requirement: Type for a U.S. non-negative integer amount field
Error: The field 'BadDebtAllowance' with value '-[ID]', data format is not correct.
Element Name: BadDebtAllowance
XPath: //CAForm100W[@documentId='Form100W000265C5']/Form100WScheduleL[1]/Assets[1]/BeginningOfYear[1]/BadDebtAllowance[1]
XML Fragment: ******
Field Key: 105,20,3,0,0,0,0,0,0
Error Code: [CODE]
Error Reason: '-[ID]' violates minInclusive constraint of '0'.
The element '{http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}BadDebtAllowance' with value '-[ID]' failed to parse.

Solution

Go to
Tax Forms
States
California
100-Corporation Franchise Return
Side 5
Schedule L Balance Sheet
Line 2b
End of taxable year
Column (c)
.
Make sure there are only positive numbers in Column (c) for this line. You can't use negative numbers here.
If you need to update the amounts to be positive, go to
Organizer
Balance Sheet
M1-M2-M3
Balance Sheet
Assets
.
Check the amounts here.
Then go to
Organizer
Balance Sheet and Reconciliation
Sch L
Asset tab
.
Check the amounts here too.
Do a full recompute, reconsolidate if needed, then recreate the e-file.