Error: Field ‘TotalBeforeCombinedAdjustments’ is unexpected
This validation error occurs when e-filing California Schedule 6 Alternative Minimum Tax because Schedule R-7 doesn’t have at least 2 electing members configured.
Error message
Validation failed on [FILE_ID]: Form: CA-Sch6-AlternativeMinimumTax[1][@documentId='SCH600ELBBC5] TotalBeforeCombinedAdjustments[1] Description: Total Corporation Alternative Minimum Tax Information Before Combined Adjustment Requirement: Expecting CorporationInformation Error: Field 'TotalBeforeCombinedAdjustments' is unexpected Element Name: TotalBeforeCombinedAdjustments XPath: //CA-Sch6-AlternativeMinimumTax[@documentId='SCH600ELBBC5']/TotalBeforeCombinedAdjustments[1] XML Fragment: 000000Field Key: 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 Error Code: c00ce014 Error Reason: Element '{http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}TotalBeforeCombinedAdjustments' is unexpected according to content model of parent element '{http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}CA-Sch6-AlternativeMinimumTax'. Expecting: {http://www.ftb.ca.gov/efile}CorporationInformation.
Solution
Schedule R-7 requires at least 2 elected members. Configure the following in at least 2 members:
- Go to .
- In at least 2 entities, go to theSchedule R-7 Informationsectionnote.California requires at least 2 members in the combined report. The top consolidation needs to include Parent, Subsidiary, and Elimination filing.
- Select one or both of these options:
- Electing member is incorporated, organized, qualified, or registered to do business in California.
- SelectElecting member has property, payroll, or sales in California.
- In the parent entity only, selectMember is the Key Corporation.
- Make sure all members are included. Don’t selectCheck to exclude this member from Part I, Section Afor any member.
- Do a full recompute at the lower member level, then reconsolidate at the top level and recreate the e-file.