NYS repeated efile reject

[joanmcq]

Client's return keeps rejecting from NY; code 509 - withholding (NY state, NY City or Yonker) shall not be greater than or equal to the total on lines 1-3, 5-8, 10, 13-15 (a & of the 1099-Misc.

There is no withholding on any of the 1099-Miscs. There is a lot of withholding on the W-2s. Does anyone have a clue what to do? I keep having to sychronize to even get an ack status and the return is due tomorrow. My client is in NY & I am in CA. Help!!!!! Atx was no help when I called yesterday.

[Don in Upstate NY]

Client's return keeps rejecting from NY; code 509 - withholding (NY state, NY City or Yonker) shall not be greater than or equal to the total on lines 1-3, 5-8, 10, 13-15 (a & of the 1099-Misc.

There is no withholding on any of the 1099-Miscs. There is a lot of withholding on the W-2s. Does anyone have a clue what to do?

What to do is to mail it!

Contrary to popular belief, the 1099-Misc is NEVER transmitted on a federal e-file. Look in Pub 1346 - there is no record defined for a 1099-Misc. New York has a 1099-Misc electronic record but it should only be generated when there is NY withholding on a 1099-Misc in an e-file return. Much like the IT-1099-R paper form which is only used if there is NY withholding on a 1099-R in a paper filed return.

Sounds like a software and/or input problem is causing a 1099-Misc record to be generated. At this late date just mail the return.

[joanmcq]

Yeah, and I just called ATX and contrary to the 'validated by EFC' status, it appears they shut down the efile center on the 20th. NY got two rejects one for the above mentioned problem and the second was for a 'computational error for fed AGI on line 18'. Added it by hand, no problem. Was there any kind of systemic problem with NY efiles like I remember for MA, or is this just my bad luck.

Already sent paper copy by efile to client last night. But I'd really like to figure out what the screwup was. And the thing getting stuck in IRS validated for months didn't help.