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IND-516-01 e-file error

You get this error when, according to the IRS e-file database, the taxpayer's SSN has been used on a different return to claim a dependent exemption.

Error message

Incorrect Data: /Return/ReturnHeader/Filer/PrimarySSN: If Form 1040, 'PrimaryClaimAsDependentInd' is not checked, then the Primary SSN must not be the same as a Dependent SSN on another return. (value #########, rule IND-516-01)
note
The value indicates the SSN of the dependent causing the rejection.

Solution

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    ,
    General Information
    , then
    Dependents
    .
  2. Select
    Dependent Input
    .
  3. Find the dependent rejection value references.
  4. Double check this dependent's
    SSN
    :
    1. If the
      SSN
      is wrong, correct it. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
    2. If the taxpayer is not supposed to be claimed as a dependent, file the tax return on paper with Form 8948, and contact the IRS e-Help Desk at 866-366-0654 for more information.

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