IND-452 e-file error
You get this error when the IRS already has a return filed for this Social Security number (SSN).
Error message
If AmendedReturnInd in the return is not checked, then the Primary SSN in the Return Header must not be the same as the TIN of a previously accepted electronic Individual return filed for the same tax period.
Solution
- Review the primary taxpayer's SSN entered inOrganizer,General Information,Basic Return Information,Taxpayer Information.
- If it's incorrect:
- Correct it.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
- If it's correct:
- Contact the IRS e-file Help Desk at 1-866-255-0654.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
- If it doesn't work, the return needs to be paper filed.
