ALCPTH-005b e-file error
This happens when the default Tax Period Beginning Date is set to 01/01/
2024
unless the Fiscal Tax Year and/or the 52/53-week indicator field is checked. In cases where the return is for a short year, the specific short year information must be entered under the Alabama Privilege Tax section. Furthermore, any short-year return that has a year-end of 12/31/XX must be paper-filed in accordance with state guidance. Error Message
Tax Period Beginning Date default is 01/01/XXXX unless the Fiscal Tax Year and/or the 52/53-week indicator box is checked. If return is a short-year return, short-year information is be entered at Organizer/States/Alabama/Privilege Tax/Tax Computation/Short-year Returns. Any short-year return that has 12/31/XX as the year-end must be paper-filed per state guidance.
Solution
- Go toOrganizer, selectGeneral Information, andBasic Return Information.
- In theEntity Informationtab, go to theDatessection.
- Remove theFiscal Year BeginningandEnding dates.note
- If the client doesn't want to remove the federal dates, the return must be paper filed
- If the client wants the CPT determination dates to reflect a full calendar year 01/01/2024, the federal filing dates need to be removed.
