Error: The field ‘FEINOrSSN’ with value ‘[SSN]’, data format is not correct

Error message

Validation failed on [FILE_ID]:

Form: FormIT1040[1][@documentId='FormIT1040] FormDetail[1]/BusinessIncomeSchedule[1]/BusinessSource[1]/FEINOrSSN[1]
Requirement: Type for Electronic Filing Identification No. 9 digits
Error: The field 'FEINOrSSN' with value '[SSN]', data format is not correct.

Element Name: FEINOrSSN
XPath: //FormIT1040[@documentId='FormIT1040']/FormDetail[1]/BusinessIncomeSchedule[1]/BusinessSource[1]/FEINOrSSN[1]
XML Fragment: [SSN]
Field Key: 222,1179,132,0,0,0,0,0,0
Error Code: [CODE]
Error Reason: '[SSN]' violates pattern constraint of '[0-9]{9}'.
The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}FEINOrSSN' with value '[SSN]' failed to parse.

Solution 1: Clear business income for blank activities

Go to
Organizer
States
Ohio
Apportionment and Business Credits
.
Select the income type:
Partnership Income
Rent and Royalties
Other activity.
Find the activity showing the error.
Clear the
Business Income
checkbox if the activity is blank.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 2: Remove hyphens from Federal EIN in K-1 entries

Go to
Organizer
Income
Schedule K-1
[Name]
State Information
Ohio PY/NR
Apportionment Schedule
.
Go to the
Activity
section and find the
Federal EIN
field.
Remove hyphens from the
Federal EIN
for each entity.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.