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Error: Field FormPayments cannot be empty

When e-filing an Alabama 1065 return, you may receive a validation error stating that the
FormPayments
field can't be empty. This occurs when required Alabama forms aren't turned on.

Error message

1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: FormPayments[1] Requirement: AL Payments Error: FormPayments ActionNeeded: Field 'FormPayments' cannot be empty Element Name: FormPayments XPath: /ReturnState[1]/ReturnDataState[1]/FormPayments[1] XML Fragment: Field Key: 70,559,5,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce011 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}FormPayments' cannot be empty according to the DTD/Schema.

Solution

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Alabama
    Composite Return
    Composite Return
    .
  2. Mark the
    Generate Form PTE-C
    checkbox.
  3. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Alabama
    Privilege Tax
    Basic Information
    Alabama Business Privilege Tax
    .
  4. Mark the
    Generate PPT
    checkbox.
  5. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

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