9983 e-file error
This rejection happens when the state return is submitted before the federal return is accepted.
Error message
State IN State Record Record Name Form Occurrence No 0 Field Seq No 0 Page No 0 Reject Code 9983 Message : IMPORTANT: This return has not been transmitted to IRS. This error must be resolved by Thomson Tax & Accounting personnel. Please call technical support.
Solution
- Wait until the IRS accepts the federal return.
- Go to .
- Recreate and resubmit the state e-file.noteIf the federal return is filed by mail, Indiana must be paper-filed too. Indiana must be filed after the Federal return has been accepted.