Error: Expecting: State, Country
This validation error occurs when the
AccountingRecordsLocAddress
field is missing the required State element for a Wisconsin 1120 e-file return.Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: Form6[1] Body[1]/Reconciliation[1]/AccountingRecordsLocAddress[1] Description: City and state where books and records are located for audit purposes LineNumber: Reconciliation Line 9 Error: Expecting: State, Country. Element Name: AccountingRecordsLocAddress XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/Form6[1]/Body[1]/Reconciliation[1]/AccountingRecordsLocAddress[1] XML Fragment: MILWAUKEE Field Key: 159,450,4,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: [CODE] Error Reason: Content for element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}AccountingRecordsLocAddress' is incomplete according to the DTD/Schema. Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}State, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}Country.
Solution
- Go to tab.
- In Column G or H (State), make sure a state is selected for the Wisconsin entry.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.