PA20-S/PA-65-007 e-file error

Error message

1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]:

Error: Expecting: SchI, SchDirectory.

Element Name: ReturnDataState
XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]
XML Fragment: truefalsefalse523900falseAfalsefalseField Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
Error Code: [CODE]
Error Reason: Content for element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}ReturnDataState' is incomplete according to the DTD/Schema.
Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}SchI, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}SchDirectory.

*PA20-S/PA-65-007: Missing required forms for return type - E-filing PA20S/PA65 requires at least one SchRK1 or SchNRK1 element

Solution

Go to
Organizer
Partner Information
Partner by Partner Data
Columnar Partner Entry
.
Select the
State Information
tab.
Select the
Pennsylvania
hyperlink.
In the bottom grid, mark
X
in the
Filing Sch CP for PA
column for all corporate partners.
Run a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 2: Alternative method

Go to
Organizer
Partner Information
Partner by Partner Data
[Partner NAME]
Partner Information
.
Select the
State Partner Information
tab.
Go to the
Pennsylvania
section.
Select the
Filing PA Schedule CP
checkbox.
Repeat for each corporate partner.
Run a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 3: Additional considerations

The aggregation files are formatted correctly for Pennsylvania requirements.
When all partners are corporations, the PA schema expects only Form65Corp, SchHCorp, and SchCP elements—not NRK-1 elements.
Go to
Organizer
States
Pennsylvania
E-file PA20S/PA-65
Attachments
K-1 Aggregation
Summary
to review attached files.