F5472-001 e-file error

If Form 5472 'ShareholderName' in 'Direct25PctFrgnShareholderInfo' has an entry, then the corresponding 'SSN' or 'EIN', or 'ForeignEntityReferenceIdNum' must have a value.
This error happens when a shareholder is missing an SSN, EIN, or ID number.

Solution

  1. Go to the
    5472 input
    folder.
  2. Open the
    5472
    screen.
  3. Go to the
    Foreign Shareholder Information
    section and enter an
    SSN/EIN
    ,
    Applied For
    , or
    ForeignUS
    under the
    Identifying Number
    column for each foreign shareholder entered in the
    Direct 25% foreign shareholder information
    and the
    Indirect 25% foreign shareholder information
    statement dialogs.
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