Error: Field 'CityNm' is unexpected
This e-file validation error occurs when you populate both address fields in the entity information. The system expects only 1 address, which causes the CityNm element to appear in an unexpected position in the XML structure.
Error message
Validation failed on: Form: ReturnHeaderState Requirement: City Requirement: Expecting AddressLine1Txt Error: Field 'CityNm' is unexpected Element Name: CityNm XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnHeaderState[1]/Filer[1]/USAddress[1]/CityNm[1] XML Fragment: Atlanta Field Key: 167,1144,2,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}CityNm' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}USAddress'. Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}AddressLine1Txt
This error means the system found a city name where it expected a street address, because 2 addresses exist in the entity information.
Solution
Complete these steps to resolve the validation error:
- Go to .
- Delete the contents of 1 address field, keeping only the primary business address.importantUse only 1 address field. Remove the duplicate address before proceeding.
- For consolidated returns, complete the following additional steps:
- At the TopCon, open .
- FindNY, right-clickColumn C, and selectsubview.
- Open and lower members not yet set up and add them.
- Go to .
- SelectNew Yorkfrom the state list.
- Go to .
- SelectSubsidiary Listing Complete.
- Go to .
- SelectCompute all subsidiaries now.
- Go to .
- Recompute the return and recreate the e-file.
- Verify the e-file status shows as qualified before submitting.