Error: Field DirectorAndOfficerInfo is unexpected
You get this error when the required authorized, issued, or outstanding share information is missing from the South Carolina annual report.
Error message
Validation failed on: Form: SchSC1120D[1] DirectorAndOfficerInfo[1] Form number: SchSC1120D Description: Name, title, addresses of the business officers and directors Line number: 7 Requirement: Expecting AuthorizedShares Error: Field 'DirectorAndOfficerInfo' is unexpected Element Name: DirectorAndOfficerInfo XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/SchSC1120D[1]/DirectorAndOfficerInfo[1] XML Fragment: <DirectorAndOfficerInfo xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/efile"> <Title>President</Title> <FirstName>John Doe</FirstName> <Address> <USAddress> <AddressLine1Txt>123 Main Street</AddressLine1Txt> <CityNm>East Lansing</CityNm> <StateAbbreviationCd>MI</StateAbbreviationCd> <ZIPCd>4882.... Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}DirectorAndOfficerInfo' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}SchSC1120D'. Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}AuthorizedShares.
Solution
- Go to .
- Go to theNumber of Authorized, Issued and Outstanding Shares of Capital Stocksection.
- Under theAuthorized No. of SharesandIssued and Outstanding No. of Sharescolumns, enter the share amounts.
- If there is no amount to report, enterNONEin each field.
- Run a full recompute, then recreate the e-file to clear the diagnostic.