Error: The field 'StateOfIncorporation' with value '0' data is missing

Error message

1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]:

Form: ReturnFormHeader
FormNumber: Header - Questions
Description: Question State of Incorporation
Requirement: State abbreviations, a.k.a. state codes
Error: The field 'StateOfIncorporation' with value '0', data is missing.

Element Name: StateOfIncorporation
XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/FormIT20S[1]/ReturnFormHeader[1]/StateOfIncorporation[1]
XML Fragment: 0
Field Key: 233,11,6,0,0,0,0,0,0
Error Code: [CODE]
Error Reason: '0' violates enumeration constraint of 'AL AK AS AZ AR CA CO MP CT DE DC FM FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MH MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PW PA PR RI SC SD TN TX VI UT VT VA WA WV WI WY AA AE AP FC'.
The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}StateOfIncorporation' with value '0' failed to parse.

Solution 1

Select the validation error, then go to the
Organizer
tab.
Select
State of Incorporation
.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 2

Go to
Organizer
States
Common States
General Info
Basic Return Info
.
Select the
Entity information
tab.
In
Column F
, enter the
State of Incorporation
.
In
Column J
, enter the
State of Domicile
.
The value has to be a U.S. state abbreviation, not a foreign country.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.