IND-521-01 e-file error

The Year of Birth of the Primary SSN must not be greater than the 'TaxYr' in the Return Header. (rule IND-521-01)

You'll get this error if the date of birth for the taxpayer doesn't match the SSN according to the IRS e-File database.

Solution

Go to the 1040 screen in the General folder.

Check the Date of birth
for the taxpayer.

If it's incorrect, correct it, then recreate and retransmit the return.

If it's correct, have the taxpayer contact the Social Security Administration at 800.772.1213 to verify what's on file for their date of birth.

If a change is necessary, it will take approximately 2 weeks for the information to update in the IRS e-File database.

After the IRS database is updated, recreate and retransmit the return.