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🔍 Error 56: Invalid date... for 1120-Corporate return with prior-year data

This guide explains why you may see Error 56 and how to correct the date field for an e-filed 1120-Corporate return when using prior-year data.

⚠️ Before You Begin

Please note the following e-file requirements:

Due to e-file regulations, the date field on the NOL carryover worksheet changed from a four-digit year field (YYYY) to a month and year field (MM/YYYY).
Also, no punctuation is allowed in this or other similar fields of returns that will be e-filed.

📊 Step-by-Step Guide

Step 1: Acknowledge the message

Use this when you need to proceed past the error message.

ClickOK in this message box.

Step 2: Update the date format in Review Entry

Use this when the year is showing in the wrong format.

Then replace the four-digit year shown in the Review Entry box with the month and year of the end of your client's tax year, such as12/2009 for a 2009 calendar-year filer.

Step 3: Remove any punctuation

Use this when the field contains characters that e-file does not allow.

Remove any punctuation you may have included in this or other fields.

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