Error: The field ‘ShareholderEIN’ with value data is missing

Error message

Form: IRS5471[2][@documentId='vdoc215vf3C00113K8IRS54710006'] IRS5471ScheduleB[1]/DirectShareholdersForeignCorp[1]/ShareholderEIN[1]
Description: EIN of shareholder
LineNumber: Schedule B Part II Column (a)
Requirement: Type for Employer Identification No. - 9 digits
Error: The field 'ShareholderEIN' with value '', data is missing.
Element Name: ShareholderEIN
XPath: //IRS5471[@documentId='vdoc215vf3C00113K8IRS54710006']/IRS5471ScheduleB[1]/DirectShareholdersForeignCorp[1]/ShareholderEIN[1]
XML Fragment: <ShareholderEIN xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/efile"/>
Error Code: c00ce169
Error Reason: '' violates pattern constraint of '[0-9]{9}'.
The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}ShareholderEIN' with value '' failed to parse.

Solution

In the member return containing Form 5471, go to
Organizer
Foreign Information
Foreign Corporation
Foreign Corporation
[Name]
Schedule B
Schedule B, Part II
[Name]
.
Select the correct ID type for the shareholder.
If the ID type is
EIN
or
SSN
, enter the valid ID number. An EIN must contain 9 digits.
If the ID type is
Applied For
or
Foreign
, leave the ID field blank.
Recreate the e-file and resubmit the return.