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VAFORMS-004 e-file error

This error occurs when the Virginia 1120 return or extension is missing required signature information.

Error message

State VA Severity Reject State Record VAFORMS Record Name 1 Form Occurrence No 0 Field Seq No 0 Page No 1 Reject Code VAFORMS-004 Rule Number VAFORMS-004 Error Message Document does not pass the schema validation. Error: The element SignatureOption in namespace http://www.irs.gov/efile has incomplete content. List of possible elements expected: SignatureDocument, SignaturePIN in namespace http://www.irs.gov/efile .

Solution 1: Enter signature date in
Business Representative
section

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Virginia
    E-file
    Additional information
    .
  2. In the
    Business Representative
    section, enter the signature date.
  3. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 2: Update
Signature Date
in
Common State

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Common State
    General Information
    Basic Return Information
    Signature Information tab
    .
  2. In the
    VA
    row, go to
    Column L Signature Date
    .
  3. Update the signature date to today's date or a future date.
    note
    Virginia requires the signature date to be today's date or a future date.
  4. Do a full recompute, recreate the e-file.

Solution 3: Update the signature option

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    State E-file
    Enable/Create Returns
    .
  2. In Column K, make a selection for the signature option. This can't be set to
    None Selected
    .
  3. Do a full recompute, recreate the e-file.

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