Getting a Failed Validation Code in TurboTax Business when trying to file trust returns. Tried making sure I had all updates. Then tried uninstalling and reinstalling Turbo Tax Business. Still getting the same message. Any solutions to this? Thank you!!!
Same thing is happening to me, for a trust return. I think this is a TurboTax issue that they will need to fix. I'm going to give it a day or two and see if they hop on it.
We are looking into this issue. Watch community for an update.
Here are several troubleshooting steps that you can try:
I had the same problem and just got this to work thanks to, CatinaT1
I turned off the Windows Virus and Threat Protection features in the Control Panel.
I got both 1041 and CA 541 to efile.
Good luck.
Thanks,
I turned off the Windows Virus and Threat Protection features in the Control Panel.
I got both 1041 and CA 541 to efile.
UPDATE:
This has been resolved. Please run an update and try filing again.
Please let me know if you are successful.
Thank you so much CatinaT1. Manual update worked. So wonderful having people like you who know what they're doing helping people like me who, well, don't when it comes to TurboTax. Blessings to you.
This should be resolved now. Please run your desktop software updates under the Online menu tab.
TO ACTIVATE MY 2022 TURBO TAX PROGRAM......
activation code on sales receipt from Best Buy is 25 characters long. Entry on computer calls for a 16 character number ? What is wrong here? Now what do I do, since I have paid for your product ?
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Please call TurboTax Customer service. Here is a link: Turbo Tax Customer Service
Same issue is happening again for 2024. Seems to be CA people affected. Please get this FIXED!
I'm seeing the same problem with TurboTax Business 2025. Please provide an update to fix this.
All of this happened right after I installed the latest update. There clearly is a coding issue with turbotax business. And unable to efile was not the only bug in this update. There was a message that popped up that said i have used all my efiles, which was flat out not true. And also a problem with special depreciation deduction (new law in the big beautiful bill) which looks a lot like 179 depreciation deduction. In this case, the interview instructed that a new asset placed in service in 2025 was eligible for special depreciation, so i took it. But in the federal final review, the interview gave an error that the asset was not eligible. After looking at the IRS details/instructions, the asset was 100% eligible for the special depreciation, and hence the review was 100% wrong. But i could not file my business taxes until this was resolved. In my desire to finalize the business taxes, i removed the special depreciation (took normal 7 yr for the asset) to allow me to file. But of course error code 54 showed up.
I too have this problem filing my federal return with Turbo Tax Business 2025.
It’s curious that we must post to a topic that started in 2024, rather than the one that was opened for 2025 that I now am not allowed to access. That thread has link:
This morning I was able to access this link and was encouraged because the last post was by a Turbotax employee saying that he/she was reviewing log information that was submitted by 2 or more people experiencing this problem. But now when I click on that link I'm told I don't have permission to access it.