How to resolve EF Message 5030

To clear EF Message 5030, return to data entry and go to the Income tab > HOME (Sale of Residence) screen. On the right side of the HOME screen will be a Form 5405 Repayment Information section. If the return was updated from the prior year Drake Software, the Year home purchased and Amount of credit taken fields may already have populated amounts, these fields are grayed out and are not editable.

If there are grayed out amounts in these fields, the Original credit from Form 5405 field should be left blank. If the grayed out amounts shown are incorrect, the HOME screen should be deleted (Ctrl+D) and the correct amounts should be manually entered.

If the grayed out fields do not contain carryover amounts, the Date home was purchased, Original credit from Form 5405 and the Amount of original credit repaid in prior years should be manually entered. All three fields are required in order to calculate the repayment of the credit.

For more information on entering the First-Time Homebuyer Credit within Drake, see the video https://support.drakesoftware.com/Video/form-5405 and Drake Tax - First-time Homebuyer Credit Repayment.