Error: Field 'TotalCompensation' is unexpected
This happens when you don't enter officer information for the TopCon.
Error message
Error: Field 'TotalCompensation' is unexpected
Solution
- At the TopCon, go to .
- SelectFederal and Selected States.
- Go toSelect Statesand markDistrict of Columbiacheckbox.
- Enter the officers to apply to the DC return.
- Do a full recompute and recreate the e-file.
note
The officer information prints on the TopCon from lower-level data, but the diagnostic won't clear until the information is entered directly in the TopCon.