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Error: The field 'DesigneePhone' with value, data is missing

This happens when information is missing for the third party desginee.

Error Message

Validation failed on: Form: Form3[1] DesigneePermission[1]/DesigneePhone[1] Description: Designee Phone Number LineNumber: signature Requirement: Used for a phone no. - 10 digits Error: The field 'DesigneePhone' with value '0', data is missing. Element Name: DesigneePhone XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/Form3[1]/DesigneePermission[1]/DesigneePhone[1] XML Fragment: <DesigneePhone xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/efile">0</DesigneePhone> Error Code: c00ce169 Error Reason: '0' violates pattern constraint of '[0-9]{10}'. The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}DesigneePhone' with value '0' failed to parse.

Solution

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Wisconsin
    General Information
    .
  2. In the
    Third Party Designee
    section, make sure there's a
    Name
    ,
    Phone
    , and
    PIN
    entered.
    note
    The phone number needs to be 10 digits. The PIN format needs to be 5 digits (no letters).
  3. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

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