Error: Accounting year end date
You get this when the accounting year end date is later than the report year.
Error message
Accounting year end date: If you are filing an annual franchise tax report, the accounting year end date cannot be greater than January 4 of the report year.
note
The report year pertains to the year the tax return was filed in. For example, if the return's being filed on 11/15/2026, then the report year would be 2026.
Solution
- Go toTax Forms,States, and thenTexas.
- Select theApplicable Franchise Tax Form: 05-158-A, 05-163, or 05-169, and review the accounting year end date.
- Go toOrganizer,State Franchise Tax,Texas Franchise, and thenGeneral Information.
- Review and correct theAccounting year end date.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
