Error: Partnership amounts for Foreign Tax/Other don’t equal the total of partners
This happens when the Partner Amounts and the Reconciliation of Partnership don’t match.
Error Message
Partnership amounts for Foreign Tax/Other do not equal total of partners: amounts. Please check Reconciliation of Partnership to Partner Amounts.
note
This is a severe diagnostic, but it won't affect e-filing.
Solution 1: Adjust the reconciliation amounts
- Go to folder.
- SelectReconciliation of Pshp to Ptr Amounts.
- Review the amounts in theDifferencescolumn.
- Go to .
- SelectIncome SummaryorDeduction Summary.
- Adjust the relevant lines until the amounts balance.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
Solution 2: Suppress nondeductible expenses from Schedule K
Use this solution if information from Schedule K is incorrectly affecting the amounts.
- Go to .
- MarkSuppress Schedule K nondeductible expenses from automatically flowing to Schedule M-1.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
Solution 3: Correct an aggregated Schedule K-1
- Go to .
- If an aggregated XML file is present, select it, then selectAttach K-1 Aggregation XML File.
- Select the file, thenRETRIEVE.
- Update the XML file so the amounts add up to the grand total.
- Delete the existing aggregated XML file from the electronic filing attachments screen.
- SelectAdd.
- SelectFederal K-1 Aggregationas the attachment jurisdiction.
- SelectBrowse for fileand attach the updated XML file.
- SelectUpload, thenDone.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
Solution: Check Direct K-1 Import
- Go to .
- Find theDirect K-1 Importtab.
- If it's not there, you're not using this feature — skip this solution.
- If it's there, select it.
- Check whetherEnable Direct K-1 Import to replace the computed Schedule K-1sis turned on.
- If it's off, you're not using this feature — skip this solution.
- If it's on, update the import file and reimport it. Alternatively, go to and edit the amounts directly on the form.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.