Drake Tax – EF Message 9002

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In personal and business returns for many states, state EF Message 9002 is generated unless one of these conditions is met:

  • The Federal return is marked self-prepared, no paid preparer (screen 1, Preparer # is None)

  • An EIN is entered in the firm setup (Setup > Firms > Settings tab > Federal EIN)

  • Or the preparer associated with the return is marked as self-employed Setup > Preparers and Users >Self-employed)