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1040 E-file errors

R0000-142-01 e-file error

If you are a paid tax return preparer, you must use a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to identify yourself in the paid preparer section of the tax return. In future years, tax returns may be rejected if an SSN, or any number that is not a valid PTIN, is included in this field. (value, rule R0000-142-01)
You'll get this error if the return has incomplete preparer information.

Solution

  1. Select
    File
    , then
    Client Properties
    .
  2. Select a preparer for the return.
  3. Select
    Setup
    , then
    Office Configuration
    .
  4. Enter a
    PTIN
     in the
    Preparers
     tab.
  5. Recreate and retransmit the return.
While in the tax return, select the
Properties
 tab, then
Project Information
. Make sure to select a preparer. If not, edit the
Project Information
 and select the preparer in the
Preparer Block
 field.

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