Error: Report year: The valid report year on any of the forms can only be 2008-20YY
This happens when the report year isn't somewhere between 2008 and the current tax year.
Error message
Report year: The valid year on any of the forms can only be 2008-20YY, except for the Public Information Report (PIR).
Solution
- Go toTax Forms,States, and thenTexas.
- Select the applicableFranchise Tax Report: 05-158-A, 05-163, or 05-169. Review the report year.
- To correct the report year, go toOrganizer,State Franchise Tax,Texas Franchise, and thenGeneral Information.
- Change the date.
- Do a full recompute, then recreate the e-file.
note
For fiscal year returns with a year ending date after January 4th of the following year, either use the tax application for the following year (if forms are approved) or wait for the latest approved forms to be updated in the current tax application.
