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1040 E-file errors

F8283-028-01 e-file error

If Form 8283, Section A Line 1 Column (b) checkbox 'DonatedPropertyVehicleInd' is checked, then "Contributions of Motor Vehicles, Boats, and Airplanes Statement" [ContributionsOfMotorVehiclesBoatsAndAirplanesStatement] or "Contemporaneous Written Acknowledgment Statement" [ContemporaneousWrittenAcknowledgmentStatement] must be attached to 'InformationOnDonatedProperty' for the corresponding vehicle. (rule F8283-028)
You'll get this error message if there's incorrect data and an attachment that's either missing or has the wrong title.

Solution

  1. Go to the 8283P1 and 8283P2 screens in the Itemized Deductions folder.
  2. Delete any donated vehicles, boats, or airplanes entered on either screen.
    note
    You can select
    Edit
    , then
    Delete Screen Data
     to clear the screen.
  3. Go to the 1098C screen in the Itemized Deductions folder.
  4. Complete the following fields:
    • Box 1, Date of contribution
    • Box 3, Vehicle or other identification number (VIN)
    • At least 1 of the following:
      • Boxes 4a, 4b, and 4c
      • Boxes 4b, and 4c
      • Box 5a
      • Box 5b
      • Box 7
    • Reporting method
    • Fair market value on date of contribution
  5. If you can't complete any of these fields, you'll need to file the return on paper.
    1. Go to the 8453 screen in the Electronic Filing folder
    2. Enter
      1
       or
      3
       in the
      Form 1098-C
       field.
    3. Check the 8453 filing instructions in the return for information on how to send the 1098-C or contemporaneous written acknowledgment to the IRS.
  6. Attach Form 1098-C or the contemporaneous written acknowledgment as a PDF. Make sure to use the correct attachment title.
  7. Recreate and retransmit the return.

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