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How do I enter a valid SMS number if I am living overseas? I am unable to enter the area code and the 8 digit number under the "My Information" tab.

This is, in part, the error message I received when trying to transmit my taxes electronically:  :5, CustHdr_17 - ?:? - Invalid SMS Number. Must be between 10 and 10 digits
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How do I enter a valid SMS number if I am living overseas? I am unable to enter the area code and the 8 digit number under the "My Information" tab.

The phone number in the My Info section must be a USA-formatted number (10 digits).   However, the problem causing that 601 ERRV error message you posted, is probably the phone number shown in your Intuit Account settings.

 

If you have a phone number listed in your Intuit Account settings, then you must make sure you use a valid 10-digit domestic USA phone number in both your Intuit Account settings and in your return.   Or you can try removing the phone number in the Intuit Account.   Then log out of your account, close the browser, and reopen it before logging in and efiling as I mention in my Note lower down in this answer.

 

See if this FAQ helps:

FAQ:   601ERRV:5  Invalid SMS Number

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/bugs-and-error-messages/help/why-am-i-getting-601errv-5-custhdr-17...

 

Also see this answer by TurboTax DawnC in the thread linked below.   She also says it may be possible to leave the phone number blank in the Intuit Account settings. 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-i-try-efile-but-i-get-message-invalid-sms-numb...

 

Also see this other thread with other out-of-country users with the same problem who were able to correct the error.  Several have posted anecdotes there about how they solved it.   Read their examples.  If you have trouble, post there, and they can probably help you.

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-federal-e-file-is-not-going-through-i-m-given-...

 

NOTE: 

A couple of users have said that even after making changes to (or removing) the phone in the Intuit Account, the efile problem still happened, until they logged out of TurboTax then logged back in. Apparently that reset something.

 

So if you make any changes to the phone number listed in your Intuit Account settings, after you save the settings, log out of TurboTax and close the browser. Then reopen it and log back in and try to efile.

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