How to resolve ProConnect Tax diagnostic Ref 40377 - Invalid setup: No Form 114 in the return

This article will help resolve the following e-file critical diagnostic:

• e-file: Invalid Setup: Form 114 for the Taxpayer had been selected for Electronic Filing but there is no Form 114 for the taxpayer in the return. Please double check your entries. (ref. #40377)

This diagnostic will generate if the Federal Form 114 (Taxpayer) has been selected for e-file on the Profile tab, but there's no foreign account entered for the taxpayer.

To resolve this diagnostic by entering a foreign account for the taxpayer:

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ Miscellaneous Forms ⮕ Foreign Reporting (114, 8938)
2. Select Foreign Bank Account (114)
3. Select the blue Account hyperlink in the upper right corner
4. Enter a 1 or 2 in, Type of account: 1= bank acct, 2= securities acct, or specify.
5. Enter the Maximum value of account (-1= unknown).
6. Complete all of the information in the Financial Institution subsection.
7. Complete all other applicable information for the foreign account.

To resolve this diagnostic if the taxpayer doesn't have a foreign bank account and the spouse does:

1. Go to the Profile tab
2. Uncheck the box under Select for E-file next to Federal Form 114 (Taxpayer)
3. Check the box under Select for E-file next to Federal Form 114 (Spouse), if it is not yet checked

To resolve this diagnostic if neither the taxpayer or spouse have foreign bank accounts:

1. Go to the Profile tab
2. Uncheck the box under Select for E-file next to both Federal Form 114 (Taxpayer) and Federal Form 114 (Spouse)

To resolve this diagnostic if the information proforma'd from the prior year:

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ Miscellaneous Forms ⮕ Foreign Reporting (114, 8938)
2. Select Foreign Bank Account (114)
3. Select the blue Account hyperlink in the upper right corner.
4. Review the Financial Institution information and all other inputs on this screen to make sure they are correct
   • You may need to delete the account information and re-enter it if the data was corrupted in the profoma
5. Select the Profile tab and make sure that the correct form 114 is selected for e-file.

To resolve this diagnostic for accounts owned jointly and the 114 is not being amended:

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ Miscellaneous Information ⮕ Foreign Reporting (114, 8938)
2. Select Foreign Bank Account (114)
3. Select the blue Back to General Information hyperlink in the upper right.
4. Delete any entries in Taxpayer Bank Security Act ID (BSA ID).
5. Delete any entries in Spouse Bank Security Act ID (BSA ID).

If none of the steps above clear the diagnostic:

1. Go to Input Return ⮕ Miscellaneous Forms ⮕ Foreign Reporting (114, 8938)
2. Select Foreign Bank Account (114)
3. Select the blue Account hyperlink in the upper right.
4. Click on the x button in the upper right corner of the tabs along the top of this screen with the name of the accounts.
5. Re-enter all of the information following the steps above.