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Error: Form M3 line 4 nonresident withholding amount should equal the sum of partners' amounts on Form KPI line 55

You get this error when Form M3 line 4 nonresident withholding doesn’t equal the total on partners' Form KPI line 55.

Error message

Form M3, Income Tax Withheld: Form M3 line 4 nonresident withholding amount should equal the sum of partners' amounts on Form KPI line 55.

Solution: Elect entity-level filing

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Minnesota
    Other State Forms
    Schedule PTE
    .
  2. Select
    Electing to file and pay tax at the entity level
    .
  3. Do a full recompute and recreate the e-file.
  4. If the error remains, go to
    Organizer
    States
    Minnesota
    State Information
    M3
    Page 1
    .
  5. Remove any entry, including
    NONE
    or blank entries, from
    Minnesota income tax withheld for nonresident partners (Override)
    .
  6. Do a full recompute and recreate the e-file.

Solution 1: Clear and re-enter Line 4

  1. Go to
    Tax Forms
    States
    Minnesota
    M3
    M3 Partnership Return
    .
  2. Clear the amount on Line 4.
  3. Recompute the return.
  4. Go back to
    Tax Forms
    States
    Minnesota
    M3
    M3 Partnership Return
    .
  5. Re-enter the correct amount on Line 4.
  6. Recompute again, then recreate the e-file.

Solution: Elect entity-level filing

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Minnesota
    Other State Forms
    Schedule PTE
    .
  2. Select
    Electing to file and pay tax at the entity level
    .
  3. Do a full recompute and recreate the e-file.
  4. If the error remains, go to
    Organizer
    States
    Minnesota
    State Information
    M3
    Page 1
    .
  5. Remove any value, including
    NONE
    or blank entries, from
    Minnesota income tax withheld for nonresident partners (Override)
    .
  6. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

Solution 3: Match Line 29 to M3 Line 2

  1. Go to
    Organizer
    States
    Minnesota
    State Information
    Income or Losses tab
    .
  2. Find the
    Pass-through Entity Tax
    entry (this controls M3, Line 2).
  3. Change data entries so Line 29 calculates the same amount manually entered for M3, Line 2. These fields have to match.
  4. Alternatively, go to
    Organizer
    States
    Minnesota
    Other State Forms
    Schedule PTE
    Part 2
    and change the amounts to match Line 2.
  5. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
note
You can't override this amount.

Solution 4: Correct K-1 aggregation file

  1. Make sure Form M3, Line 4 equals the total of all KPI Line 55 amounts.
  2. If you're using a K-1 aggregation file, make corrections in the file.
  3. Remove the original file and upload the corrected one.
  4. Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.

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