If you are preparing a California individual tax return in TaxSlayer ProWeb, and the taxpayer qualifies for the California Earned Income Credit, you will see these two validation errors after moving past the State Returns menu if the preparer on the return does not have a PTIN:
CA Form 3596 (Paid Preparer CA EIC Checklist) requires a Preparer to be present on the return.
CA Form 3596 (Paid Preparer CA EIC Checklist) requires a PTIN to be present on the return.
To eliminate this error, change the preparer to one who has a PTIN.
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