The table below shows the top reasons electronic filed returns were rejected by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue for tax year 2008. The table includes the rejection code and the description of the rejection. Please review these situations to prevent any delays in processing your client's tax returns.
| Error Code | Reason | Number of Returns Rejected* |
|---|
| 970 | Net tax paid to another state claimed and no Schedule OS is filed | 887 |
| 666 | UPI box has an incorrect value | 145 |
| 656 | 1NPR – Moved out of WI before end of year – No Residence Questionnaire | 119 |
| 002 | Invalid Byte Count of Field Size | 81 |
| 050 | Town, Village, City code cannot be blank | 70 |
| 657 | 1NPR e-file only available for wages, interest and dividend earners | 67 |
| 065 | School code must be numeric and cannot be blank | 58 |
| 659 | 1NPR – Indicate the resident status for the taxpayer | 57 |
| 985 | Schedule H – The year, owner, owner type, property address, assessed land & improvement value must be provided | 49 |
| 661 | 1NPR – Nonresident must enter a state code | 33 |
| 971 | Net tax paid to another state– Other state's code box does not agree with the number of columns completed on Schedule OS | 33 |
| | | * as of 2/3/09 |
February 19, 2009