11845: 1040 - EF Message 5570

• that includes 179 expense
• that has a 4562 in View/Print mode produced by entries on screen 6 or screen 8829 for a home placed in service in the current year.

Such a return displays more than one Form 4562 in View/Print mode. The error occurs because the 4562s are not sorted into a sequence that is required by the presence of 179 expense in the return. The solution is to remove depreciation data from screen 6 or screen 8829 and reenter it on a 4562 screen, which allows the necessary sorting.

1. If you have entered a 4562 override screen (Screen 6), remove those entries and enter the data on a 4562 screen.
2. If you have entered depreciation data directly on screen 8829 (Office in Home), remove the main home information from the 8829 screen and enter it on a 4562 screen instead. When you view the return, Part III of the 8829 shows the depreciation allowable for the home office and the 4562 still reflects the proper placement of the home placed into service in the current year

The IRS requires that Section 179 expense is reported on the first 4562 in the return, i.e. it must be on the first 4562 in the e-file record. If only one activity in the return has Section 179 expense, that 4562 must print first. If multiple activities have Section 179 expense, a summary 4562 must be printed first with the collective Section 179 information.

If you have any Section 179 expense, the program sorts 4562s to ensure Section 179 entries are on the first 4562. All depreciation on that return must be entered on 4562 screens for the sorting to occur.

Screen 6 and screen 8829 produce 4562 that cannot be sorted. This EF Message appears as a result.