Error: Field ‘OtherLossDesc’ is unexpected
This e-file validation error occurs when the K-1 aggregation file for Schedule K-3 contains an unexpected ‘OtherLossDesc’ element in the foreign partner source income section.
Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Requirement: Expecting OtherIncomeOrDeductionTypeDesc, TotalAmt, PartnerDeterminationAmt, ECIUSSourceAmt, ECIForeignSourceAmt, NonECIUSSourceFDAPAmt, NonECIUSSourceOtherAmt, NonECIForeignSourceAmt Error: Field 'OtherLossDesc' is unexpected There is an issue with the Federal Partnership Return e-file. Please contact Thomson Reuters Support for this issue. Element Name: OtherLossDesc XPath: //IRS1065ScheduleK3[@documentId='vdoc106vf1AFedK1K3K36809']/SchK3FrgnPrtnrSrceIncmDedGrp[1]/SchK2K3OtherLossesGrp[1]/OtherLossDesc[1] XML Fragment: LINE 11A - NET IRC SEC. 988 LOSS Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}OtherLossDesc' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}SchK2K3OtherLossesGrp'. Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}OtherIncomeOrDeductionTypeDesc, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}TotalAmt, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}PartnerDeterminationAmt, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}ECIUSSourceAmt, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}ECIForeignSourceAmt, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}NonECIUSSourceFDAPAmt, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}NonECIUS
Solution
This error indicates a schema validation issue with the IRS e-file format. Contact Thomson Reuters Support to report this issue and obtain assistance with the e-file submission.
The IRS renamed the element from
OtherLossDesc
to OtherIncomeOrDeductionTypeDesc
. Update the aggregation file to use the new name.- Go to .
- Update the aggregation file, replacingOtherLossDescwithOtherIncomeOrDeductionTypeDesc, then reattach it to the federal return.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
