Frequently Asked Questions - Partnership Returns
Q: I am trying to file a partnership return
online and getting an error " Error code 8205: Type Business
The entry must be valid against the UTR algorithm."
A: This suggests that the UTR number is invalid or
in an incorrect format. When filing partnership returns though it
does require a valid UTR number for the partnership and the
individual partners, otherwise HMRC will reject the return
online
Q: I am running version 5.112-0 of Tax Platform
and completed a partnership return but when I try to prepare for
FBI I get an error "6627 - box [3.83] is valid if [3.10]!='no' or
[3.93]!='no', or alternatively if one of the following conditions
is met: if [3.26] is present and non-negative, then this must equal
[3.26]; otherwise, if [3.26] is absent and [3.73] is non negative
then this must equal [3.73]
A: This issue has been resolved in version 5.114-0
of Tax Platform which can be downloaded from the updates section of
the website or through the spanner icon of Tax Platform
Q: I have completed a partnership return but
when I’m trying to file the return online I am getting the message
“where there are entries in 7.7a, 7.8a and 7.9a the return cannot
file by FBI. To file by FBI enter the details on Boxes 7.7, 7.8 and
7.9 of the partnership savings pages ( and carry forward to boxes
7.19 and 7.20 as appropriate)
A: This is an HMRC restriction and if need to use
boxes 7.7a, 7.8a, and 7.9a, then you will need to file on paper.
Alternatively, you can remove the entries from 7.7a, 7.8a, 7.9a and
complete the boxes 7.7, 7.8 and 7.9 on the partnership savings
pages.
Q: I am trying to file a partnership return
online with more than 1 trade or accounting period and I am getting
a message to say it is a HMRC online filing special case
A: There is a workaround you need to follow to
file partnership returns online with more than one accounting
period or trade. To do this within PTP you need to do the
following
1) Complete the return as normal, including the 2nd or
subsequent trade(s)
2) Before preparing the file for FBI, click Print tax Return
on the Client Tax Returns screen
3) Click on the Select Schedules button and then Clear and
then Close on the subsequent window that is displayed
4) Click Clear on the main Print Tax Form screen and then tick
Supporting Schedules and click Print
5) The 2nd and subsequent trading pages and their associated
statements will then be displayed in the Return Viewer
6) Click on Save in the Viewer toolbar and then attach the PDF
to your FBI submission
Q: I am trying to import a set of accounts from
an SNF file via the clipboard method on a partnership return and I
get an error code 9, subscript out of range error
A: This was a known issue within the program but
has been amended in version 5.119-0 of the software. This update
can be accessed via the spanner icon, support / web updates tab, or
from the software updates section of the website
Q: I have completed a partnership return where
the turnover is less then £68000 in box 3.24 and have also
completed box 3.22. When I am trying to file the return online I am
getting a validation error 6960 as the value from box 3.22 is
passed to page 2 (HMRC page4), box 3.70 which is causing a
validation error on box 3.73.
A: This was an issue with the first release of the
partnership return 2010 software but this has been resolved in
version 5.1.12 which can be downloaded through the spanner icon,
web updates tab of the program, or via the software updates section
of the website
Q: When you try to print a partnership return
with no trade pages it generates an error message “Error code 3021,
M – no current record”
A: you will need to view the partnership return
and click “view / enter details for trade / source” and then enter
the description of the partnership trade or profession to enable
the partnership return to be completed and printed
Q: I have completed a partnership return and
imported the Accounts from the PTP Accounts package and this is
bringing through assets with 20% WDA into box 3.16 instead of
3.14A
A: This was an issue with the first release of the
partnership return 2010 software but this has been resolved in
version 5.1.12 which can be downloaded through the spanner icon,
web updates tab of the program, or via the software updates section
of the website
Q: I am printing a Partnership Tax Return
through FBI but I have only got the Short Partnership Statement
when it ought to be Full. It prints correctly through the
Print Tax Return button on the Clients Tax Return tab.
A: This issue has been raised with the
development team. The workaround is to print to pdf instead
of directly to the printer. If the return is still in FBI and
has not yet been submitted you can select the Reprint Return
button, choosing to output to pdf.
Q: I am printing a Partnership Tax Return
where the partners commenced some years ago. Their date of
commencement is appearing in box 7 on the Partnership Statement
even if the date is not in either the current tax year or prior tax
year.
A: This issue has been raised with the
development team. The workaround is to temporarily remove the
date commenced from the Add/Amend/Remove Partners screen.
Q: I made an entry in the Capital
Allowances section on page 1 of the Trade pages and clicked to view
page 2 of the Trade pages before I had entered the accounting
period dates in boxes 3.4 and 3.5. Now I cannot exit page
2.
A: This has been raised with the development
team and we hope to resolve this in a future release. The
workaround is to End Task in Task Manager to close out of the
software. You may find that this return is locked when you
try to go back into it. In this case you will need to close
all users out of all PTP programs or, alternatively, open the
Spanner Icon and go to the Security tab, enter the User Name and
Password (the default user name is PTP and password is MASTER) and
go to the fourth tab 'Users with Locked Returns'. Then you will see
any users with locked returns and you can use the 'Unlock Returns
for the selected User' button.
Q: I have entered a date ceased against
one of my partners in the Add/Amend/Delete Partners screen but now,
when I click on the View Partner Percentages & Dates button,
that partner no longer shows so I cannot amend their basis period
dates or percentages.
A: This issue has been raised with the
development team and we hope to resolve this in a future
release. The workaround is to remove the date ceased from the
Add/Amend/Delete Partners screen and complete the rest of the
return first, only entering the date ceased as the final step.
Q: I am trying to complete a partnership return
with multiple trades and although I am being advised of a
workaround due to it being a HMRC special case, it does not allow
me to follow the workaround and file the return online
A: This was an issue with the first release of the
partnership return 2010 software but this has been resolved in
version 5.1.12 which can be downloaded through the spanner icon,
web updates tab of the program, or via the software updates section
of the website
2009 specific FAQ's
Q: I am trying to view a 2009 partnership
return and I am getting a message that says “your tax return
database needs updating to the new version, another user on the
network is preventing the update”
A: This suggests a new service pack has been
applied to the software and so you will need to first view an
individual tax return for 2009, and this will then update the
database tables and then allow access to the partnership
return.