Error: The field 'StateAbbreviationCd' data format is not correct

Error message

Validation failed on [FILE_ID]:

Form: IRS5472[1][@documentId='IRS5472] ReportingCorporationInfo[1]/USAddress[1]/StateAbbreviationCd[1]
Requirement: State
Requirement: State abbreviations, a.k.a. state codes
Error: The field 'StateAbbreviationCd' with value '[ENTERED_VALUE]', data format is not correct.

Element Name: StateAbbreviationCd
XPath: //IRS5472[@documentId='IRS5472']/ReportingCorporationInfo[1]/USAddress[1]/StateAbbreviationCd[1]
XML Fragment: [ENTERED_VALUE]
Field Key: 81,1712,9,1,0,0,0,0,0
Error Code: [CODE]
Error Reason: '[ENTERED_VALUE]' violates enumeration constraint of 'AL AK AS AZ AR CA CO MP CT DE DC FM FL GA GU HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MH MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PW PA PR RI SC SD TN TX VI UT VT VA WA WV WI WY AA AE AP'.
The element '{http://www.irs.gov/efile}StateAbbreviationCd' with value '[ENTERED_VALUE]' failed to parse.

Solution

Go to
Organizer
Foreign Information
25% Foreign Owned Corporation
(name)
Reporting Corporation Info.
Address
section.
Ensure that the
State
is selected (not None Selected).
Verify the ZIP Code matches the selected state.
Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.