View source for Combined Federal/State Code Error for IRS File

=='''I received an email from the IRS that says that I have errors in my IRS file, and that the file was Bad. The error references Combined Federal/State code...how do I fix this?'''==



The error message you received from the IRS probably looks similar to this:


[[File:File Processing Results.png]]


This error means that you have state codes set up with an IRS code in the [[IRS State Setup|IRS State Code Setup]]:


[[File:IRS Code 1.png]]


If your organization does not participate in the Combined Filer program, your State codes should all read 00. To correct, click each state where there is a number (other than 00) and change the IRS code to 00:


[[File:IRS Code 2.png]]


Once you have modified all the state codes, you can go back to the IRS Reporting System and [[IRS Extract|re-generate the file]] for the IRS. 


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