Drake Tax - ACK Codes in the Personal Client Manager
Article #: 13235
Last Updated: October 18, 2024
Acknowledgement codes are transferred to the Personal Client Manager (PCM) from the EF database after returns are transmitted and the acknowledgements processed. These codes represent the status of e-filed returns; for example, whether it was accepted or rejected. A list of the codes is shown below.
A - Federal or State accepted.
a - Federal extension accepted.
B - Bad transmission to Drake. This may indicate a software update needs to be installed before re-transmitting the return.
D - Duplicate. This return is a duplicate of an accepted return – do not resend.
E - Imperfect return election.
P - Processing.
R - Rejected; click on reject number to see explanation.
S - Federal rejected, return paper-filed with bank product info included.*
T - Test transmission (does not go to the IRS).
X - Bad transmission to Drake. Resend return, contact Drake if problem persists.
Caution *Important: The return must have been e-filed and rejected before a bank product can be processed from a paper-filed return. See Drake Tax – Search EF Database, Common Acks, and Rejection Codes for more information about S acks.