Error: Field 'QualifedEmployeesPrior' is unexpected
This error occurs on a Maryland Partnership Return when Schedule K-1 contains "NONE" entries in the One Maryland Economic Development Credit prior year fields. Clearing these entries resolves the validation error. Applies to: OneSource Income Tax, GoSystem Tax RS, and Income Tax Express RS.
Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Requirement: Expecting RefundableCreditPrior, NonrefundableCreditPrior, QualifiedEmployeesPrior, Employees5YearsPrior, ProjectIncomePrior, NonProjectIncomePrior, EmployeeCostsPrior, RequiredWithholdingTaxPrior, TotalProjectCostsPrior, TotalStartUpCostsPrior Error: Field 'QualifedEmployeesPrior' is unexpected There is an issue with the Maryland Partnership Return e-file. Please contact Thomson Reuters Support for this issue. Element Name: QualifedEmployeesPrior XPath: //ScheduleK1[@documentId='ScheduleK1']/Credits[1]/OneMDEconomicDevelopCrPr[1]/QualifedEmployeesPrior[1] XML Fragment: 0 Field Key: 155,443,137,0,1,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}QualifedEmployeesPrior' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}OneMDEconomicDevelopCrPr'. Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}RefundableCreditPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}NonrefundableCreditPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}QualifiedEmployeesPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}Employees5YearsPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}ProjectIncomePrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}NonProjectIncomePrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}EmployeeCostsPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}RequiredWithholdingTaxPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}TotalProjectCostsPrior, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}TotalStartUpCostsPrior.
Solution
- Go to for all partners.
- Remove the NONE fromLine 33aandLine 36for each partner so that the fields are blank.
- Run a full recompute and recreate the e-file.