Error: Field FormPayments cannot be empty
When e-filing an Alabama 1065 return, you may receive a validation error stating that the FormPayments field can't be empty. This occurs when required Alabama forms aren't enabled.
Error message
1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: FormPayments[1] Requirement: AL Payments Error: FormPayments ActionNeeded: Field 'FormPayments' cannot be empty Element Name: FormPayments XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/FormPayments[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 70,559,5,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce011 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}FormPayments' cannot be empty according to the DTD/Schema.
Solution
- Go to . Select theGenerate Form PTE-Ccheckbox.
- Go to . Select theGenerate PPTcheckbox.
- Run a full recompute and recreate the e-file.