1040 E-file: Reviewing E-file Diagnostics

Perform a full recompute of the locator, and make the necessary corrections:
Select View > Diagnostics to open the Diagnostics dialog box. Select the E-file option.
Review the return information causing the diagnostic, and make any necessary changes to prevent the diagnostic from being regenerated during subsequent tax return computes.

E-file diagnostics for extensions will begin with the word Extension. Only these diagnostics need to be cleared in order to e-file extensions.
Repeat the diagnostic review process for all e-file diagnostics existing on the locator.
Some forms cannot be e-filed. When an extension requires an IRS form that cannot be e-filed, a corresponding e-file diagnostic is generated.
Perform a full recompute on the locator and review any new e-file diagnostics that may have been generated, modifying input as necessary. Repeat the data modification, compute, and review process until there are no e-file diagnostics listed for the locator. The application creates an e-file data file (to be filed with the IRS) only when no e-file diagnostics exist.

Validating the Extension E-file

Go to E-file > Extensions > Validation.
Click the Generate Extension Validation Error Hyperlinks.
Select View > Diagnostics, and expand the Efile XML Validation Errors folder to display the XML validation errors.
Select each validation error to go to the source of the invalid information. This may be a Tax Form field or an Organizer field. If the error is in a Tax Form field, hyperlink to the applicable Organizer field to correct the input.
The XML validation errors listed in View > Diagnostics are not updated until you recreate the XML file.
After you have corrected all validation errors, create the final XML file to transmit to the IRS.

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Last Modified: 02/17/2020

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