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pjaquette
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Failed Validation Error Code 54

I'm trying to file my Federal 1041 and CA 541 for a trust with TurboTax Business. I keep getting Failed Validation Error Code 54, even though I've downloaded all available updates. This seems to have been a problem in prior years as well. Is there a fix available?

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