Drake Tax - 990: EF Messages 5019, 5059, 5188 - Amounts Do Not Match

How to correct EF Messages 5019, 5059, and 5188 in a return for a tax exempt organization

The text of the EF Message indicates where corrections or additional entries may be needed. The full text appears below for each of these EF Messages in a tax-exempt organization return.

When working to clear these EF Messages, consider:

• Calculating the return and using any available blue EF message links on the Calculation Results screen to open the data entry screens associated with the message.

• Printing the text of the EF message so that you can annotate your progress and do not have to return to View/Print mode to see the error text.

• Archiving the live return, changing data in the open file to determine what is required to clear the messages, and then restoring and modifying the live return.