IND-039-01 e-file error

If 'ThirdPartyDesigneeInd' in the return has a choice of 'Yes' indicated, then 'ThirdPartyDesigneeNm' must have a value.
You'll get this error if you haven't completed the
Third Party Designee
for Form 1040.

Solution

  1. Go to
    File
    , then
    Client Properties.
  2. Make sure there is a preparer assigned to the return.
  3. Go to
    Setup
    , then
    Office Configuration
    .
  4. In the
    Preparers
    tab, make sure that the preparer has the correct
    Designee PIN
  5. Go the
    Contact
    screen, in the
    General
    folder.
  6. Make sure the Third Party Designee section is completed.
  7. In
    Forms View
    , go to Form 1040 and clear any overrides in the Third Party Designee section.
  8. Re-create and retransmit the return.
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