When attempting to mark a Massachusetts Part-Year or Nonresident return for electronic filing, you may receive this message in a window headed "Reasons why Massachusetts return can NOT be filed electronically for [name]"
An explanation is required when the difference between Line a and Line 14f is greater than 10%. Enter an explanation in the Part-Year/Nonresident Information menu under Personal Information.
To remove this e-file block, from the main menu of the Massachusetts return select:
- Personal Information
- Other Categories
- Part-Year/Nonresident information
- Explanation of income difference
Additional Information: