Error: The field ‘CountryOfResidence’ with value data is missing
You get this validation error during Mississippi 1065 e-filing when a partner's country of residence is missing from the K-1 aggregation file.
Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: Form84131[1] OwnerPartnerInformation[2]/CountryOfResidence[1] Description: Partner/Shareholder Country of Residence ReferenceNumber: 8 Requirement: Country abbreviations, a.k.a. country codes Error: The field 'CountryOfResidence' with value '', data is missing. Element Name: CountryOfResidence XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/Form84131[1]/OwnerPartnerInformation[2]/CountryOfResidence[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: [CODE] Error Reason: '' violates enumeration constraint of 'AF AX AL AG AQ AN AO AV AY AC AR AM AA AT AS AU AJ BF BA FQ BG BB BO BE BH BN BD BT BL BK BC BV BR IO VI BX BU UV BM BY CB CM CA CV CJ CT CD CI CH KT IP CK CO CN CF CG CW CR CS IV HR CU UC CY EZ DA DX DJ DO DR TT EC EG ES EK ER EN ET FK FO FM FJ FI FR FP FS GB GA GG GM GH GI GR GL GJ GQ GT GK GV PU GY HA HM VT HO HK HQ HU IC IN ID IR IZ EI IS IT JM JN JA DQ JE JQ JO KZ KE KQ KR KN KS KV KU KG LA LG LE LT LI LY LS LH LU MC MK MA MI MY MV ML MT IM RM MR MP MX MQ MD MN MG MJ MH MO MZ WA NR BQ NP NL NC NZ'
Solution
- Open the K-1 aggregation file for the Mississippi 1065 return.
- Locate the partner record identified in the error message.
- Enter a valid 2-letter country code in theCountryOfResidencefield. EnterUSif the partner resides in the United States.
- Save the K-1 aggregation file.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.