1095 XML File Error: Foreign Address, Invalid CountryNm
ForeignAddressGrp, Invalid CountryNm Error description
ERROR (Line 9339): The element 'ForeignAddressGrp' in namespace 'urn:us:gov:treasury:irs:ext:aca:air:ty18' has invalid child element 'CountryNm' in namespace 'urn:us:gov:treasury:irs:common'. List of possible elements expected: 'CountryCd, CountryNm' in namespace 'urn:us:gov:treasury:irs:ext:aca:air:ty18'.
Reason 1: Enter the wrong country code
XML (Line 9339): "<"irs:CountryNm">"Mexico"<"/irs:CountryNm">"
Solution: Use the country code for efiling by changing "
Mexico " to "
MX ".
Reason 2: Unknown state name. (ie: use "FLA" or "Flaria" as state name for Florida )
Solution: Use the correct state name (ie: "FL").
How to fix the form error
1). Find the 1095 form
How to read XML file data by line number with NOTEPAD application
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2). After you fixed the error(s), you MUST generate the XML files with ez1095 software again. Please DO NOT modify XML documents manually!!!
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