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Error Reject Code 1242-1432 for 2011 Individual Income Tax Returns

ERC  Description 
1242-1245  RESERVED 
1246  Form 1040-SS (PR) – Only the following can be present: Form 1040-SS (PR) Pages 1 and 2, 499R-2/W-2PR Record, Form W-2, Form 8888, Authentication Record, Statement Record, and Preparer Note Record. State Record cannot be present. 
1247  Form 1040-SS (PR) – Qualifying Child entries for Additional Child Tax Credit must start on Line 1 of the Qualifying Child information. No lines may be skipped when completing the Qualifying Child information. 
1248  Form 1040-SS (PR) – If any field of the following “Qualifying Child” group is significant, then all fields in that group must be significant: Qualifying Child First Name, Qualifying Child Last Name, Qualifying Child Name Control, Qualifying Child SSN, and Relationship.
  Qualifying Child Name Control (SEQ +0172, 0182, 0192, 0202) must be in the correct format. 
1249  Form 1040-SS (PR) – Qualifying Child First Name (SEQ *0170, 0180, 0190, 0200) and Qualifying Child Last Name (SEQ +0171, 0181, 0192, 0201) must contain only alpha characters and spaces.
NOTE: A space cannot be in the first position of either Qualifying Child First Name or Qualifying Child Last Name. 
1250  Form 1040-SS (PR) – When Qualifying Child SSN (SEQ +0175, 0185, 0195, 0205) is significant, it must be within the valid ranges of SSN/ITIN/ATINs and cannot equal Primary SSN (SEQ 0010) or Secondary SSN (SEQ 0030), or another Qualifying Child’s SSN. It must equal all numeric characters and cannot equal all zeroes or all nines.
1251 

Form 1040-SS (PR) – Relationship (SEQ +0177, 0187, 0197, 0207) of Qualifying Child for Additional Child Tax Credit must only equal “SON”, DAUGHTER”, “STEPCHILD”, “FOSTER CHILD”, “BROTHER”, “SISTER”, “STEPBROTHER”, “STEPSISTER”, “HALF BROTHER”, “HALF SISTER”, “GRANDCHILD”, “NIECE”, “NEPHEW”, "NINO", "NINA", "HIJObDEbCRIANZA", "HIJAbDEbCRIANZA", "NIETO", "NIETA", "HERMANO", "HERMANA", "SOBRINO", "SOBRINA", "HIJO', or "HIJA", and the Qualifying Child’s age must be under 17.

1252  Form 1040-SS (PR) – At least one 499R-2/W-2PR Record or Form W-2
must be present. 
1253  Form 1040-SS (PR) – SS/Medicare Taxes Withheld (SEQ 1620) must be
significant, and the amount must equal the total of 499R-2/W-2PR Record Social Security Tax Withheld (SEQ 0370), and Medicare Tax Withheld (SEQ 0390), and Form W-2 Social Security Tax (SEQ 0150) and Medicare Tax Withheld (SEQ 0170). 
1254  Form 1040-SS (PR) – Additional Child Tax Credit (SEQ 1192) of Page 1 must be significant, and must equal Add Child Tax Credit (SEQ 1630) of Page 2, and vice versa. 
  Additional Child Tax Credit (SEQ 1192) must be significant, and must equal Total Payments (SEQ 1250), and vice versa. 
  Additional Child Tax Credit (SEQ 1192) must be significant, and must equal Overpaid (SEQ 1260), and vice versa. 
  Additional Child Tax Credit (SEQ 1192) of Page 1 must be
significant, and must equal the sum of Refund (SEQ 1270) and
Applied to ES Tax (SEQ 1280), and vice versa. 
1255  Form 1040-SS (PR) – Employer EIN (SEQ 0200) must be numeric, the first two digits of Employer EIN (SEQ 0200) must equal a valid District Office Code, Employer Name Control (SEQ 0210) must be significant, and 499R-2/W-2PR Indicator (SEQ 0430) must equal “N” or “S”.
Note: The value “N” (Non-Standard) indicates that the Form 499R-2/W-2PR was altered, hand-written, or typed, or that a cumulative earnings statement or a substitute Form 499R-2/W-2PR was used. The value “S” (Standard) identifies a Form 499R-2/W-2PR that is a computer-produced print, a Hacienda form, or a Hacienda approved facsimile. 
1256  499R-2/W-2PR Record – The following fields must be significant: Employer Name (SEQ 0080), Employer Address (SEQ 0100), Employee Name (SEQ 0020), Employee Address (SEQ 0030), Employee City (SEQ 0050), Employee State (SEQ 0060), and Employee Zip Code (SEQ 0070). 
1257  499R-2/W-2PR Record – Employee SSN (SEQ 0190) must equal Primary
SSN (SEQ 0010) or Secondary SSN (SEQ 0030) of Form 1040-SS(PR). 
1258-1260  RESERVED 
1261  Summary Record – Number of 499R-2/W-2PR Records must equal the number of 499R-2/W-2PR Records computed by the IRS. 
1262  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR) present, when PIN Type Code of Authentication Record (SEQ 0008) equals  “S”  or “O”, then the following fields on the Authentication Record must be present: 
Primary Date of Birth (SEQ 0010),
Primary Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income (SEQ 0020) or
Primary Prior Year PIN (SEQ 0025) or
Electronic Filing PIN (SEQ 0030), and
Primary Taxpayer Signature (SEQ 0035).
1263  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR) present, when PIN Type Code of Authentication Record (SEQ 0008) equals  “S” or “O”, and Filing Status (SEQ 0130) of Form 1040-SS (PR) is “2”, then the following fields on the Authentication Record must be present:
Spouse Date of Birth (SEQ 0040), 
Spouse Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income (SEQ 0050) or
Spouse Prior Year PIN (SEQ 0055) or
Electronic Filing PIN (SEQ 0060), and 
Spouse Signature (SEQ 0065).
1264  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR) present, when PIN Type Code of Authentication Record (SEQ 0008) equals “S” or “O”, then the Primary Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income (SEQ 0020) or Primary Prior Year PIN (SEQ 0025) or Electronic Filing PIN (SEQ 0030) on the Authentication Record must match the Primary Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income or Primary Prior Year PIN or Electronic Filing PIN on the IRS Master File.
1265  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR) present, when PIN Type Code of Authentication Record (SEQ 0008) equals  “S”  or “O”, and Filing Status of Form 1040-SS (PR) is “2”, then the Spouse Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income (SEQ 0050) or Spouse Prior Year PIN (SEQ 0055) or Electronic Filing PIN (SEQ 0060) on the Authentication Record must match the Spouse Prior Year Adjusted Gross Income or Spouse Prior Year PINor Electronic Filing PIN on the IRS Master File.
1266-1269  RESERVED 
1270 Form 8834 – When Add Column (a) and (b) on Line 11 (SEQ 0410) and/or Personal Use Part of Credit (SEQ 0620) are significant, then Year of Vehicle 1 (SEQ *0080), Make of Vehicle 1 (SEQ +0090), Model of Vehicle 1 (SEQ +0100), Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) (Vehicle 1) (SEQ +0105) And Date Vehicle Placed in Service 1 (SEQ +0110) must also be significant.
1271  Form 8910 - Subtract Line 20 from Line 19 (SEQ 0380) can not be less than zero.
1272  Form 8834 - Year of Vehicle 1 (SEQ *0080), Year of Vehicle 2 (SEQ 0190) must be 2010, 2011 or 2012 if present.
1273 Form 8834 - Date Vehicle Placed in Service (SEQ +0110, 0220) must be later than 12/31/2010 and before 01/01/2012 – if present.
1274 Form 8910 - Date vehicle was Placed in Service (SEQ *+0050, and 0140) must be later than 12/31/2010 and before 01/01/2012.
1275

Form 8936 - Year of Vehicle 1 (SEQ 0010), Year of Vehicle 2 (SEQ 0100) must be 2010, 2011 or 2012 if present.

1276 Form 8936 - Date Vehicle was Placed in Service (SEQ 0040, 0130) must be later than 12/31/2010 and before 01/01/2012.
1277 Form 8910 – Year of Vehicle 1 (SEQ *0020), and Year of Vehicle 2 (SEQ 0110) can not be less than 2010.
1278

Form 8910 – When Add Column (a) and (b) on Line 13 (SEQ 0290) and/or Personal Use Part of Credit (SEQ 0390) are significant, then Year of Vehicle 1 (SEQ *0020), Make of Vehicle 1 (SEQ +0030), Model of Vehicle 1 (SEQ +0040), Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) (Vehicle 1) (SEQ +0045) And Date Vehicle Placed in Service 1 (SEQ *+0050) must also be significant.

1279 Form 8936 – When Add Cols (a) and (b) on Line 6 (SEQ 0280) and/or Personal Use Part of Credit (SEQ 0440) are significant, then Year of Vehicle 1 (SEQ *0010), Make of Vehicle 1 (SEQ +0020), Model of Vehicle 1 (SEQ +0030), Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) (Vehicle 1) (SEQ +0035) And Date Vehicle Placed in Service 1 (SEQ +0040) must also be significant.
1280-1290 RESERVED
1291  Form 9465 – If Address Ind (SEQ 0095) equals “3” (indicating a foreign country), then the following fields must be present: Foreign Street Address (SEQ 0082), Foreign City, State or Province, Postal Code (SEQ 0084), and Foreign Country (SEQ 0086); and the following fields cannot be present: Street Address (SEQ 0050), City (SEQ 0070), State Abbreviation
(SEQ 0080), and Zip Code (SEQ 0090). 
1292  Form 9465 – Foreign Street Address (SEQ 0082) is alphanumeric and cannot have leading or consecutive embedded spaces. The only special characters permitted are space, hyphen (-), and slash (/).  
1293  Form 9465 – Foreign City, State or Province, Postal Code (SEQ 0084) is alphanumeric and cannot have leading or consecutive embedded space. The left-most position must contain an alpha or numeric character. The only special characters permitted are space, hyphen (-), and slash (/). 
1294  Form 9465 – Foreign Country (SEQ 0086) must be left justified and must contain a minimum of three alpha characters. This field cannot contain consecutive embedded spaces and must contain only alpha characters and spaces. Do not abbreviate the country name. 
1295-1302  RESERVED 
1303  Form 8862 – If Number of Days Child 1/Child 2/Child 3 Lived in U.S. (SEQ 0062, 0072, 0076) is less than 184, then Child 1/Child 2/Child 3 Date of Birth (SEQ 0082, 0092, 0102) or Child 1/Child 2/Child 3 Date of Death (SEQ 0084, 0094, 0104) must be present. 
1304  RESERVED 
1305  Form 8862 – If Other  Lived w/Child – Yes (SEQ 0290) equals “X”, then at least one of the following must be present; 
  (Child 1) Other Person Name - 1 Child 1 (SEQ 0310) and Other Person Relationship -1 Child 1 (SEQ 0320). 
  (Child 2) Other Person Same as Child 1 (SEQ 0370) or Other Person Name  - 1 Child 2 (SEQ 0380) and Other Person Relationship - 1 Child 2 (SEQ 0390). 
(Child 3) Other Person Living with child 3, Same as Child 1 (SEQ 0440) or Other Person Living with child 3, Same as Child 2 (SEQ 0450) or Other Person Name  - 1 Child 3 (SEQ 0460) and Other Person Relationship - 1 Child 3 (SEQ 0470).
1306-1326  RESERVED 
1327  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR) present,when PIN Type Code (SEQ 0008) equals “P”, “S”, or “O”, then Primary Taxpayer Signature (SEQ 1321) on the Tax Return must be five digits and cannot be all zeros;  
and  
the Primary Taxpayer Signature (SEQ 1321) on the Tax Return must match the Primary Taxpayer Signature (SEQ 0035) on the
Authentication Record. 
1328  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR) present, when the PIN Type Code (SEQ 0008) equals “P”, “S”, or “O” and the Filing Status (SEQ 0130) is “2” (Married Filing Jointly), then Spouse Signature (SEQ 1324) on the Tax Return must be five digits and cannot be all zeros; and
the Spouse Signature (SEQ 1324) on the Tax Return must match the
Spouse Signature (SEQ 0065) on the Authentication Record. 
1329  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR), when the PIN Type Code (SEQ 0008) equals “P”, “S”, or “O” and the Filing Status (SEQ 0130) is “2” (Married Filing Jointly), then the Primary Taxpayer Signature (SEQ 0035) and Spouse Signature (SEQ 0065) on the Authentication Record must be present. 
1330  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR), when the PIN Type Code (SEQ 0008) equals “P”, the following field must be present; Primary Taxpayer Signature (SEQ 0035).  
1331  RESERVED
1332  Authentication Record – For each Form 1040-SS (PR), when the PIN
Type Code (SEQ 0008) equals “P”, then the following must not be ppresent; Primary Prior Year PIN (SEQ 0025) or Electronic Filing PIN(SEQ 0030) and Spouse Prior Year PIN (SEQ0055) or Electronic Filing PIN (SEQ 0060). 
1333-1399  RESERVED 
1400  Form 4136 - When Nontaxable Use of Gasoline Credit Amount (SEQ 0070) is greater than zero, at least one of the following must be significant: SEQ 0010 or 0020 or 0040. 
1401  Form 4136 - When Exported Nontaxable Use of Gasoline Cr. Amount
(SEQ 0090) is greater than zero, then Exported Nontaxable Use of Gasoline Gallons (SEQ 0080) must be significant. 
1402  Form 4136 - When Nontaxable Use of Commercial Aviation Gas Tax
Credit Amt (SEQ 0180) is greater than zero, then Commercial Aviation Gasoline Gallons (SEQ 0170) must be significant. 
1403  Form 4136 - When Nontaxable Use of Aviation Gas Tax Credit Amount (SEQ 0210) is greater than zero, then Nontaxable Use Aviation Gasoline Gallons (SEQ 0200) must be significant.  
1404   Form 4136 - When Exported Nontaxable Use of Aviation Cr. Amount
(SEQ 0220) is greater than zero, then Exported Nontaxable Use of Aviation Gallons (SEQ 0215) must be significant. 
1405  Form 4136 - When Diesel Fuel for Farming Purposes Cr. Amount (SEQ 0307) is greater than zero, then Nontaxable Use of Diesel Fuel Gallons (SEQ 0270) or Diesel Fuel for Farming Purposes Gallons (SEQ 0303) must be significant. 
1406  Form 4136 - When Nontaxable Diesel Fuel Train Use Credit Amount (SEQ 0320) is greater than zero, then Diesel Fuel Train Use Gallons (SEQ 0310) must be significant. 
1407  Form 4136 - When Diesel Fuel Certain Intercity and Local Bus Use Credit Amount (SEQ 0340) is greater than zero, then Diesel Fuel Certain Intercity and Local Bus Use Gallons (SEQ 0330) must be significant. 
1408  Form 4136 - When Diesel Fuel Exported Cr. Amount (SEQ 0347) is greater than zero, then Diesel Fuel Exported Gallons (SEQ 0343) must be significant. 
1409  Form 4136 - When Kerosene use Farm Cr. Amount (SEQ 0407) is greater than zero, then Nontaxable Use of Kerosene Gallons (SEQ 0380) or Nontaxable use of Kerosene for Farming Purposes Gallons (SEQ 0399) must be significant. 
1410  Form 4136 - When Kerosene Use in Buses Cr. Amount (SEQ 0416) is
greater than zero, then Kerosene Use in Buses Gallons (SEQ 0409) must be significant. 
1411  Form 4136 - When Nontaxable Use of Kerosene Exported Cr. Amount
(SEQ 0420) is greater than zero, then Nontaxable Use of Kerosene Exported Gallons (SEQ 0418) must be significant. 
1412  Form 4136 - When Commercial Aviation Kerosene Cr. Amount 1 (SEQ 0555) is greater than zero, then Commercial Aviation Kerosene Gallons 1 (SEQ 0550) must be significant.  
1413  Form 4136 - When Commercial Aviation Kerosene Cr. Amount 2 (SEQ 0565) is greater than zero, then Commercial Aviation Kerosene Gallons 2 (SEQ 0560) must be significant. 
1414  Form 4136 - When Use of Undyed Diesel by State or Local Gov Cr. Amount (SEQ 0625) is greater than zero, then Use of Undyed Diesel by State or Local Gov Gallons (SEQ 0620) must be significant. 
1415  Form 4136 - When Use Undyed Diesel Intercity Buses Amount (SEQ 0640) is greater than zero, then Use Undyded Diesel Intercity Buses Gallons (SEQ 0635) must be significant. 
1416  Form 4136 - When Sales by Vendors of Undyed Kerosene Credit Amount (SEQ 0680) is greater than zero, then at least one of the following must be significant: SEQ 0660 or 0670. 
1417  Form 4136 - When Undyed Kerosene Use in Certain Buses Amount (SEQ 0695) is greater than zero, then Undyed Kerosene Use in Certain Buses Gallons (SEQ 0685) must be significant. 
1418  Form 4136 - When Used in Commercial Aviation Amount Type 1 (SEQ 0725) is greater than zero, then Used in Commercial Aviation Gallons Type 1 (SEQ 0715) must be significant. 
1419  Form 4136 - When Other Use in Commercial Aviation Cr. Amount Type 2 (SEQ 0750) is greater than zero, then Other Use in Commercial Aviation Credit Gallons Type 2 (SEQ 0745) must be significant. 
1420  Form 4136 - When Nonexempt Use Cr. Amount (SEQ 0757) is greater
than zero, then Nonexempt Use Gallons (0755) must be significant. 
1421  Form 4136 - When Other Nontaxable Use Cr. Amount 1 (SEQ 0764) is
greater than zero, then Other Nontaxable Use Gallons 1 (SEQ 0760) must be significant. 
1422  Form 4136 - When Other Than Taxable Use Amount 2 (SEQ 0775) is greater than zero, then Other Than Taxable Use Gallons 2 (SEQ 0770) must be significant. 
1423-1424  RESERVED 
1425  Form 4136 – When Noncomm Aviation Kerosene Cr. Amount 2 (SEQ 0825) is greater than zero, Noncomm Aviation Kerosene Gallons 2 (SEQ 0815) must be significant.
1426-1428  RESERVED 
1429  Form 4136 - When Alcohol Mixtures Ethanol Amount (SEQ 0970) is greater than zero, then Alcohol Mixture Ethanol Gallons (SEQ 0960) must be significant. 
1430  Form 4136 - When Alcohol Mixtures Other Than Ethanol Amount (SEQ 0990) is greater than zero, then Alcohol Mixtures Other Than Ethanol Gallons (SEQ 0980) must be significant. 
1431  Form 4136 - When Biodiesel Mix Amount (SEQ 3030) is greater than zero, then Biodiesel Mix Gallons (SEQ 3020) must be significant. 
1432  Form 4136 - When Agri-biodiesel Mix Amount (SEQ 3050) is greater than zero, then Agri-biodiesel Mix Gallons (SEQ 3040) must be significant. 

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