IRS Reject Code FPYMT-096
If the timestamp (in the GTX key or Response to Send Submissions Request) is after the due date of the return (three and one half months after the 'TaxPeriodEndDt' in the Return Header if the month in the 'TaxPeriodEndDt' does not equal June), then the 'RequestedPaymentDt' in the "IRS Payment" [IRS Payment] must not be later than the date the return was received and must not be prior to five days before the date the return was received by the IRS.
A business return getting this reject was filed after the filing deadline and includes direct debit payment information with a payment date is in the future. Fixing the return involves updating the payment date in the electronic filing record to be the same as the filing date.
Form 1120 or Form 1041
From the Main Menu of the return select:
- Mark Return Electronic
- Direct Debit Date - If you're e-filing today, the simplest thing is to change the date to today.
When finished, exit the return and retransmit it.