Error: Field ‘Member’ cannot be empty
This validation error occurs when electronically filing a Wisconsin 1120 Form 6 Combined Corporation Return. The error indicates that member information, specifically the
Federal Employer ID Number
(FEIN), is missing for 1 or more entities.Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: Form6[1] Body[1]/Member[4] Error: Member ActionNeeded: Field 'Member' cannot be empty Element Name: Member XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/Form6[1]/Body[1]/Member[4] XML Fragment: Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce011 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}Member' cannot be empty according to the DTD/Schema.
Solution
- At the TopCon, go to .
- Make sure all entities have the6, Page 1 "Federal Employer ID Number" Subviewfield populated, including the elimination.
- At the member level, go to .
- In Column L, enter theFEINin format 99-9999999.
- At the TopCon, go to .
- SelectOut of balance and compute pending - Compute all subs now.
- Go to , and recreate the e-file.
- Go to .
- Enter for every member including the elimination.
- Reconsolidate, do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.