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990 E-file errors

F8868-908 e-file error

Database Validation Error: /Return/ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt: If Form 8868, Item 'ExtensionReturnCd' is any value other than "03" (Form 4720 individual), "08" (Form 1041-A) or "10" (Form 5227), or Line 2, 'InitialReturnInd', 'FinalReturnInd', or 'AccountingPeriodChangeInd' checkbox is not checked, then tax year ending date ('TaxPeriodEndDt' specified in the Return Header) must match data in the e-file database. (value YYYY-MM-DD, rule F8868-908)
The tax year end date doesn't match what the IRS has on file. For example, the return may be a calendar year end 12/31/YY; however, the IRS' database shows the client's year end as a fiscal year end, 06/30/YY.

Solution

  1. Go to the
    General input
     folder.
  2. Open the
    990
     screen.
  3. Check that the following fields are correct:
    1. Initial return
    2. Final return / Terminated
    3. Tax year beginning, if short year
    4. Tax year ending, if other than 12/31
  4. Open the
    OthInfo
     screen.
  5. Change of accounting period
     field is correct.
  6. If you've made any changes, re-create and retransmit the return.
  7. If the information in these fields is entered correctly yet the error persists, contact the IRS e-help desk at 866-255-0654 or file on paper.
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