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Error: The field 'Explanation' with value '', data is missing

You get this error when you leave the explanation field blank on North Carolina's Schedule N, Nonbusiness Income section. The schema requires an entry of at least 1 character for this field.

Error message

Form: FormNCCD405[1] ScheduleN[1]/Totals[1]/Explanation[1] Description: Explanation LineNumber: FormNumber: FormCD401S/FormCD405/FormD403 Error: The field 'Explanation' with value '', data is missing. Element Name: Explanation XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/FormNCCD405[1]/ScheduleN[1]/Totals[1]/Explanation[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 139,726,128,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce169 Error Reason: '' violates minLength constraint of '1'. The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}Explanation' with value '' failed to pars

Solution

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    North Carolina
    Allocation and Apportionment
    Allocation and Apportionment
    Allocation and Apportionment
    .
  2. Go to the
    Nonbusiness Income detail
    section.
  3. In the
    Additional information
    field, enter an explanation. Entering
    NONE
    also clears the diagnostic.

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