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Error: Field 'FID' cannot be empty

This error occurs when e-filing a 1120 return with Massachusetts Schedule M-1 if entity ownership details are missing from the Organizer.

Error message

1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: CorpOwnership[1][@documentId='CorpOwnershi] FID[1] Description: b. Federal Identification number LineNumber: Schedule M-1 Line 2 Error: FID ActionNeeded: Field 'FID' cannot be empty Element Name: FID XPath: //CorpOwnership[@documentId='CorpOwnershi']/FID[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 124,1791,129,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce011 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}FID' cannot be empty according to the DTD/Schema.

Solution

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Massachusetts
    M-1/U-M Adjustments
    . In the
    ENTITIES WITHOUT AN FEIN
    section, make a selection other than
    None Selected
    .
  2. Enter a
    Name
    ,
    FEIN
    or
    Missing FEIN reason
    ,
    Country of Incorporation
    , and
    Ownership Percentage
    .
  3. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

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