Error: The field 'ApportionmentFactor' with value '', data format is not correct
The Illinois e-file validation requires the
ApportionmentFactor
field to contain exactly 6 decimal places. Entries that don't meet the 8-character length requirement.Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: FormIL1120[1] Step4[1]/ApportionmentFactor[1] Description: Apportionment Factor LineNumber: Step 4 Line 30 Requirement: A fraction between 0 and 1 that requires exactly 6 decimal places Error: The field 'ApportionmentFactor' with value '0.0', data format is not correct. Element Name: ApportionmentFactor XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/FormIL1120[1]/Step4[1]/ApportionmentFactor[1 XML Fragment: 0.0 Field Key: 115,727,4,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: [CODE] Error Reason: '0.0' violates length constraint of '8'. The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}ApportionmentFactor' with value '0.0' failed to parse.
Solution
- Go to .
- In theApportionment percentagefield, enter a value with exactly 6 decimal places (for example, 0.[123456] or 0.[XXXXXX]) or enterNONE.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.