Texas Form 5-102 (Error TX - Ref #2060255)

[jrm06s]

Hi- I'm trying to file a final report for a Texas Partnership, but I'm getting a critical diagnostic error saying the Public Information Report/Ownership Information Report (Form 5-102) is required. However, all the help pages say this isn't required for a final report. Does this mean proconnect can't efile and I can only do final returns on paper? 

[Intuit_Kallana]

Go under State & Local --> Taxes --> Texas Franchise Tax and scroll down almost to the bottom.  There is a section that states Inital/Final Reports.  Make sure you have indicated in the field for Type of Report that this is a final report by entering a "2".

[jrm06s]

Hi- yes, that is what I currently have. The question is moreso that I am doing the final returb, and as such, the reports aren't generating because they "aren't needed for a final report". Consequenly I'm also getting a critical error message saying that I can't efile because the report didn't generate. So I'm confused- are you not able to efile final Texas reports because the public information form doesn't print? 

[Intuit_Kallana]

Ok understood.  Can you tell me which of the Texas Franchise return forms you are generating?  That particular diagnostic is looking for either the Form 05-158A , Form 05-158B, or the Form 05-169 to be on the return or the 05-102.  If you have one of those other three forms it will allow efile without the 05-102.  If you do not have any of the other three forms in the return, then the 05-102 is required by Texas for efiling.

Diagnostic Language in case anyone else encounters this: "For electronic filing, one of three forms must be included with the return. Either the Long Form (Form 05-158A, Form 05-158B), the EZ Computation (Form 05-169) or the Public Information Report/Ownership Information Report. The supported filings are the Long Form, the EZ Computation, or the Information Report. Without one of these included in the return, the filing will be rejected."