Error: Field 'PrincipalBusinessActivityDesc' is unexpected
This validation error occurs on Form 851 when a subsidiary corporation is missing an EIN or address information. All consolidated group members must have an EIN or a valid missing EIN reason.
Error message
1. Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: IRS851[1][@documentId='IRS8510001D9C1] SubsidiaryCorporationInfo[X]/PrincipalBusinessActivityDesc[1] Description: Prinicipal Business Activity Requirement: Expecting CorporationUSAddress, CorporationForeignAddress, CorporationEIN, MissingEINReasonCd Error: Field 'PrincipalBusinessActivityDesc' is unexpected Element Name: PrincipalBusinessActivityDesc XPath: //IRS851[@documentId='IRS8510001D9C1']/SubsidiaryCorporationInfo[X]/PrincipalBusinessActivityDesc[1] XML Fragment: [ERROR] Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}PrincipalBusinessActivityDesc' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}SubsidiaryCorporationInfo'. Expecting: {http://www.irs.gov/efile}CorporationUSAddress, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}CorporationForeignAddress, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}CorporationEIN, {http://www.irs.gov/efile}MissingEINReasonCd.
Solution
note
All members must have an EIN.
- Go to . Use the Subview on EIN to find the missing entity.
- Populate the address and missing EIN for the entity.
- Consolidate at the top consolidation level and recreate the e-file.
- For foreign-owned members with missing EIN:
- Go to .
- For missing EIN, chooseForeignand enter 9s underReference ID, or a valid entry.
- Perform a full recompute and reconsolidate at the top consolidation level and recreate the e-file.