Error: Field 'FID' cannot be empty
This error occurs when e-filing a 1120 return with Massachusetts Schedule M-1 if entity ownership details are missing from the Organizer.
Error message
1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: CorpOwnership[1][@documentId='CorpOwnershi] FID[1] Description: b. Federal Identification number LineNumber: Schedule M-1 Line 2 Error: FID ActionNeeded: Field 'FID' cannot be empty Element Name: FID XPath: //CorpOwnership[@documentId='CorpOwnershi']/FID[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 124,1791,129,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce011 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}FID' cannot be empty according to the DTD/Schema.
Solution
- Go to . In theENTITIES WITHOUT AN FEINsection, make a selection other thanNone Selected.
- Enter aName,FEINorMissing FEIN reason,Country of Incorporation, andOwnership Percentage.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.