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A field contains invalid data (such as letters in numeric or date field).

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A mandatory field has not been completed.

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Invalid identifier scheme.

Individual income tax return only accepts the TFN as the client ‘identifier’.

Use the TFN instead of the ABN.

Context ID is required.

The client identifier (TFN) or a label in the activity statement may be incorrect.

There should not be any of this context.

One or more labels of the activity statement may be incorrect.

Address line 1 contains incorrect 'care of' reference.

The only acceptable 'care of' reference is C/-

Care of addresses can only begin with 'C/-'.

Suburb/Town/City cannot contain UNKNOWN.

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Non-individual name cannot contain repeated hyphen, apostrophe or space characters.

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Family name cannot contain repeated hyphen, apostrophe or space characters.

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First name cannot contain repeated hyphen, apostrophe or space characters.

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Other given name cannot contain MR, MRS, MISS or MS.

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Mandatory field not supplied.

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Field not supplied in valid alphanumeric format.

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Field not supplied in valid Boolean format. A valid format is ‘true’ (1) or ‘false’ (2).

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Field not supplied in valid positive integer format.

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Only positive numbers will be accepted.

Field not supplied in valid non negative integer format.

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Only positive numbers will be accepted.

Field not supplied in valid pure format (whole number).

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Field not supplied in valid decimal format.

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Invalid identifier scheme.

The client identifier used must be the TFN.

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Field is in incorrect format for a text field.

Field either exceeds maximum length permitted or contains illegal characters.

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Invalid XBRL schema.

Period start date within context on schedule doesn't match start date within PARENT RETURN: reporting party context.

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Invalid XBRL schema.

Period end date within context doesn't match end date within reporting party context.

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You are not authorised to access or lodge for the given reporting party.

You are not authorised to perform this task for this taxpayer. Contact the credential administrator for this taxpayer.

Contact your authorisation administrator or phone the Technical Help desk on 1300 287 539.

An unexpected error has occurred. Please contact the Australian Taxation Office.

This error is often due to a timeout within our system. It is recommended that the user attempt the request again.

If the issue persists, contact us quoting this error code to resolve any issues.

Field is in incorrect format for a numeric field.

Field either exceeds maximum digits or decimals, contains illegal characters or does not have the sign as the first character in a signed field.

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The tax agent number has failed the algorithm check.

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Country code must be present for overseas address.

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Overseas address indicator must not be 'TRUE', if Country Code is 'au.'

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If an overseas Country Code is used, the Overseas Address indicator must be 'TRUE'.

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Explicit member dimension 'Assessable Foreign Income Classification' is incorrect.

Explicit member dimension Assessable Foreign Income Classification must be set to Interest Income or Modified Passive Income or Offshore Banking Income or All Other Foreign Income Classification.

Attempt to correct the field by selecting one of the following:

• interest income
• modified passive income
• offshore banking income
• all other foreign income classification. 

Non Individual Name cannot contain 'The trustee', 'The Exec', 'exec' or 'the TTE'.

Remove unsuitable text from non-individual name field.

PP or Non-PP Gross payments, where ABN not quoted must be present.

If Tax withheld where ABN not quoted is present, there must be an amount at Gross payments where ABN not quoted for either primary production or non-primary production.

Declaration by the person submitting the return must be present.

If an intermediary is present, there must be a Declaration by the Intermediary.

If an intermediary is not present, there must be a Declaration by the reporting party.

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party: Australian contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one Australian reporting party (person or entity for whom this form is being submitted).

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party: Foreign contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one foreign reporting party (person or entity for whom this form is being submitted).

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party: Primary: Australian contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one primary Australian reporting party (person or entity for whom this form is being submitted).

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party: Non-Primary: Australian contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one non-primary Australian reporting party (person or entity for whom this form is being submitted).

Invalid context: A CFC Classification dimension segment must include a 'Foreign' International Jurisdiction context segment. Context may be 'RP.CFCLC.JForeign', 'RP.CFC404.Jforeign' or 'RP.CFCUC.JForeign'.

Choose one of the following:

• RP.CFCLC.JForeign
• RP.CFC404.Jforeign
• RP.CFCUC.JForeign.

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party: Listed Country: Foreign contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one foreign country listed for the reporting party.

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party: Section 404 Country: Foreign contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one foreign country listed for the reporting party.

Invalid context. Opening Closing Balance dimension segment must be 'Opening' or 'Closing'.

The balance must be either ‘opening’ or ‘closing’.

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party Instant: Opening contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one opening balance.

Invalid context. The number of Reporting Party Instant: Closing contexts must not exceed 1.

There can be only one closing balance.

Declaration statement is required to be completed.

An intermediary must sign the Intermediary declaration or the reporting party must sign the Reporting party declaration.

Description of main business activity and total business income must be present.

If an Industry code is present, the Description of main business activity and business income (primary production and/or non-primary production) must be present.

Total business income amount required.

The Business name of main business or Street address of main business is present and Total business income (primary production or non-primary production) is missing at Business income and expenses.

Rental schedule must be present.

If there is a positive amount at Gross rent or at any Rental deductions item, then a Rental property schedule must be submitted for each rental property.

The declaration must be complete.

Within the declaration, the Statement type must be 'TrueAndCorrect', Statement accepted must be yes, and the Signatory identifier and Signature date must be present.

Financial institution account name cannot be greater than 32 characters.

If the account name exceeds 32 characters, provide the first 32 characters only.

Financial institution details must be entered, when a credit (refund) is due.

Based on the tax return calculation details, a credit or refund is due.

To pay this credit or refund, Australian financial institution account details must be provided.

If account details are not available, phone us on 13 72 86 Fast Key Code 1 3 1 2.

Net capital losses carried forward to later income years must equal amount in Losses schedule.

The total of the Net capital losses carried forward to later income years for unconsolidated entities in the Losses schedule must equal Net capital losses carried forward to later income years on the main form.

Net capital losses carried forward to later income years must equal amount in CGT schedule.

The total of the Unapplied net capital losses carried forward in the Capital gains tax schedule must equal Net capital losses carried forward to later income years on the main form.

State and post code must be present for an Australian address.

If the Overseas indicator is no, an Australian state code and post code must be present.

Personal services income section completed incorrectly.

If the income does not include personal services income (PSI), the following indicators must not be completed:

• total amount of income and deductions
• results test satisfied
• business determination
• unrelated clients test
• employment test
• business premises test. 

International dealings schedule not attached.

If the thin capitalisation affected you, the International dealings schedule must be attached.

Complete non-individual details are required.

For a non-individual, the Non-individual name and ABN must be provided.

Role type details invalid.

The Role type details aren't valid.

Valid role types are:

• IT (income tax return)
• AS (activity statement). 

Individual first given name must not exceed 15 characters.

For this form, the maximum number of allowable characters for Individual first given name is 15.

Declarer contact name must not exceed 25 characters.

For this form, the maximum number of allowable characters for Declarer contact name is 25.

Complete individual details are required.

For an individual, all the following must be provided:

• Individual family name
• Individual first given name
• Date of birth
• TFN. 

Intermediary Declaration Statement Accepted indicator must be 'TRUE'.

An intermediary must accept the Intermediary Declaration statement.