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Error: Field ‘Member’ cannot be empty

This validation error occurs when electronically filing a Wisconsin 1120 Form 6 Combined Corporation Return. The error indicates that member information, specifically the
Federal Employer ID Number
(FEIN), is missing for 1 or more entities.

Error message

Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: Form6[1] Body[1]/Member[4] Error: Member ActionNeeded: Field 'Member' cannot be empty Element Name: Member XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/Form6[1]/Body[1]/Member[4] XML Fragment: Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce011 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}Member' cannot be empty according to the DTD/Schema.

Solution

  1. At the TopCon, go to
    Tax Forms
    States
    Wisconsin
    Combined Report
    6 - Combined Corporation Return
    .
  2. Make sure all entities have the
    6, Page 1 "Federal Employer ID Number" Subview
    field populated, including the elimination.
  3. At the member level, go to
    Organizer
    States
    Common State
    General Information
    Basic Return Information
    Address tab
    .
  4. In Column L, enter the
    FEIN
    in format 99-9999999.
  5. At the TopCon, go to
    Organizer
    Consolidated Returns
    Step 4 - Review Preconsol Checklist
    .
  6. Select
    Out of balance and compute pending - Compute all subs now
    .
  7. Go to
    Step 5 - Consolidate!
    Consolidation
    , and recreate the e-file.
  8. Go to
    Organizer
    General Information
    Basic Return Information
    Entity Information
    EIN
    .
  9. Enter for every member including the elimination.
  10. Reconsolidate, do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

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