Alberta Net File Error Codes

Error code	Message	Description
10001	The system is currently not available. Please try again later.	System down for maintenance.
10010	Return format is invalid. Please contact the developer of your software.	Return XML is invalid or not formatted properly. Text will come from the XSD validator.
10020	Return is missing one or more mandatory line items. Please contact the developer of your software.	Return XML is missing line items deemed mandatory for all filers. This includes CAN (AT1 Line 034), TYE (AT1 Line 037) and the mandatory line items in Section 3.3.6 EDI Schedule Listing.
10025	Return is missing one or more third party service provider mandatory line items. Please contact the developer of your software	Return XML is missing line items deemed mandatory for third party service provider as indicated in Section 3.3.6 EDI Schedule Listing. This includes conditional mandatory items. For example, if the Third Party Service Indicator (line 017) is set to '1', then Organization Legal Name (line 019) must be included in the XML file. If the Country (line 061) is set to 'CA', then Province and Postal Code (line 057 and 059) must be included in the XML file.
10030	This return contains duplicate line items. Please contact the developer of your software.	Return contains duplicate line items.
10050	This return is missing required schedules. Both schedules ‘000’ and ‘EDI’ must be submitted. Please contact the developer of your software.	Return must include both schedules '000' and 'EDI'.
10055	This return contains duplicates for schedule xxx. Please contact the developer of your software.	Return must not contain duplicate schedules.
10060	Schedule {0} line item {1} contains invalid character. Please verify the filer details or contact your software vendor.	Return must not contain invalid characters.
20010	Your software is Invalid. Please contact the developer of your software.	Software Certification Code is expired or invalid or not matched to AT1 Line 005.
20011	Web Service Version must be provided. Please contact the developer of your software.	Web Service Version is mandatory.
20012	Software Version must be provided. Please contact the developer of your software.	Software Version is mandatory.
20013	Software Serial Number must be provided. Please contact the developer of your software.	Software Serial Number is mandatory.
20015	Your software is not certified to submit a return with this taxation year end. Please verify taxation year end on AT1 Line 037. If the taxation year end is correct, please contact the developer of your software.	The TYE is not within the range of taxation year end certified under the specific Software Certification Code.
20020	Your software is not certified to submit amended returns.	Software Certification Code is invalid for amended returns.
20030	The Alberta Corporate Account Number format is invalid. Please ensure a 9 or 10 digit number is supplied for AT1 Line 034.	Invalid Corporate Account Number format.
20035	The Alberta Corporate Account Number does not exist on Tax and Revenue Administration’s database. Please verify account number on AT1 Line 034.	Invalid Corporate Account Number.
20040	The Taxation Year End format is invalid. Please ensure AT1 Line 037 is in YYYYMMDD format.	Invalid Tax Year End format.
20045	The Taxation Year End cannot be in the future. Please verify taxation year end on AT1 Line 037.	Future-dated Tax Year End.
20050	This return cannot be accepted because a return with the same Alberta Corporate Account Number and Taxation Year End has already been filed and this return is not an amendment.	CAN / Tax Year End Date combination has previously been submitted (duplicate submission) and this return is not an Amendment. (EDI Line 071 = “1”). Duplicate submission of amended returns will also trigger this error message.
20052	This return cannot be accepted because a return with the same Alberta Corporate Account Number and Taxation Year End is in progress.	Corporate Account Number/ Taxation Year End Date combination has previously been submitted (duplicate submission).
20055	This return contains Schedule(s) XXXX which cannot be submitted electronically. Please submit the return and all the schedule(s) in paper format to Tax and Revenue Administration, 9811-109 St, Edmonton AB, T5K 2L5, or fax to 780-427-0348.	Invalid schedule(s) for the SCC submitted. XXXX = comma-delimited list of invalid schedules (13,15, etc.).
20060	For taxation year end before October 1, 2013, returns with income reconciliation schedules (12-21) cannot be submitted electronically. Please submit the return and all the schedule(s) in paper format to Tax and Revenue Administration, 9811-109 St, Edmonton AB, T5K 2L5, or fax to 780-427-0348.	Invalid income reconciliation schedule(s) for the SCC submitted.
20065	Third Party Service Provider Indicator is missing or invalid. Please verify filer details. Third Party Service Provider Indicator must be 1 (for Yes) or 2 (for No).	Third Party Service Provider Indicator must be "1" or "2" (1 = yes; 2 = no).
20070	Organization Legal Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Organization Legal Name must not exceed 70 characters and must be supplied for third party service provider.	Organizational Legal Name for third party service provider only, must be within maximum 70 characters.
20075	Organization Operating Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Organization Operating Name must not exceed 70 characters.	Organization Operating Name must be within maximum 70 characters.
20080	Type of Organization is invalid. Please verify filer details. Type of Organization must be CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, or INDIVIDUAL.	Organization Type mandatory; must be "CORPORATION", "PARTNERSHIP", or "INDIVIDUAL".
20085	Contact First Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Contact First Name must be provided and must not exceed 35 characters.	Contact First Name mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.
20090	Contact Last Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Contact Last Name must be provided and must not exceed 35 characters.	Contact Last Name mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.
20095	Position is invalid. Please verify filer details. Position must be provided and must not exceed 40 characters.	Position mandatory; must be within maximum 40 characters.
20100	Phone Number is invalid. Please verify filer details. Phone Number must be provided, and must be minimum 10 digits and maximum 15 digits.	Phone Number mandatory; must be minimum 10 digits maximum 15 digits numeric.
20105	Fax Number is invalid. Please verify filer details. Fax Number must be minimum 10 digits and maximum 15 digits.	Fax Number must be minimum 10 digits maximum 15 digits numeric.
20110	Email Address is invalid. Please verify filer details. Email Address in valid format must be provided and must not exceed 50 characters.	Email Address mandatory; must be valid format and within maximum 50 characters.
20115	Address Line 1 is invalid. Please verify filer details. Address Line 1 must be provided, and must not exceed 35 characters.	Address Line 1 mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.
20120	Address Line 2 is invalid. Please verify filer details. Address Line 2 cannot be the same as Address Line 1, and must not exceed 35 characters.	Address Line 2 cannot duplicate Address Line 1 and must be within maximum 35 characters.
20125	City is invalid. Please verify filer details. City must be provided and must not exceed 35 characters.	City mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.
20130	Province is invalid. Please verify filer details. The province/state does not match the country. Leave Province blank if Country is not Canada or US.	Valid value from province table if country is US or Canada; otherwise leave blank.
20135	Postal Code is invalid. Please verify filer details. The Postal Code must be in proper Canadian (A9A 9A9) or US (5 digits or 9 digits) format. Leave Postal Code blank if country is not Canada or US.	Postal Code must be in proper Canadian (A9A 9A9) or US (5 digits or 9 digits) format. For any other country the field must be blank.
20140	Country is invalid. Please verify filer details. Country must be provided and must be in a valid two character code accepted by Canada Post.	Country mandatory; must be valid value from country table.
20145	Contains invalid characters. Please verify the filer details or contact your software vendor.	Character must be a valid value from ASCII Codes allowable for Alberta.
20150	Description of Changes is provided. Amended Return Indicator must = 1	If Description of Changes is provided, the Amended Return Indicator must equal 1.
20155	Amended Return Indicator = 1, Description of Changes must be provided and must not exceed 100 characters.	If Amended Return Indicator equals “1”, Description of Changes is mandatory and must be within maximum 100 characters.
20160	Amended Return Indicator=1, however no prior returns has been received for this CAN &TYE.	CAN / Tax Year End Date combination has not been previously assessed.

Error code

Message

Description

10001

The system is currently not available. Please try again later.

System down for maintenance.

10010

Return format is invalid. Please contact the developer of your software.

Return XML is invalid or not formatted properly. Text will come from the XSD validator.

10020

Return is missing one or more mandatory line items. Please contact the developer of your software.

Return XML is missing line items deemed mandatory for all filers. This includes CAN (AT1 Line 034), TYE (AT1 Line 037) and the mandatory line items in Section 3.3.6 EDI Schedule Listing.

10025

Return is missing one or more third party service provider mandatory line items. Please contact the developer of your software

Return XML is missing line items deemed mandatory for third party service provider as indicated in Section 3.3.6 EDI Schedule Listing. This includes conditional mandatory items. For example, if the Third Party Service Indicator (line 017) is set to '1', then Organization Legal Name (line 019) must be included in the XML file. If the Country (line 061) is set to 'CA', then Province and Postal Code (line 057 and 059) must be included in the XML file.

10030

This return contains duplicate line items. Please contact the developer of your software.

Return contains duplicate line items.

10050

This return is missing required schedules. Both schedules ‘000’ and ‘EDI’ must be submitted. Please contact the developer of your software.

Return must include both schedules '000' and 'EDI'.

10055

This return contains duplicates for schedule xxx. Please contact the developer of your software.

Return must not contain duplicate schedules.

10060

Schedule {0} line item {1} contains invalid character. Please verify the filer details or contact your software vendor.

Return must not contain invalid characters.

20010

Your software is Invalid. Please contact the developer of your software.

Software Certification Code is expired or invalid or not matched to AT1 Line 005.

20011

Web Service Version must be provided. Please contact the developer of your software.

Web Service Version is mandatory.

20012

Software Version must be provided. Please contact the developer of your software.

Software Version is mandatory.

20013

Software Serial Number must be provided. Please contact the developer of your software.

Software Serial Number is mandatory.

20015

Your software is not certified to submit a return with this taxation year end. Please verify taxation year end on AT1 Line 037. If the taxation year end is correct, please contact the developer of your software.

The TYE is not within the range of taxation year end certified under the specific Software Certification Code.

20020

Your software is not certified to submit amended returns.

Software Certification Code is invalid for amended returns.

20030

The Alberta Corporate Account Number format is invalid. Please ensure a 9 or 10 digit number is supplied for AT1 Line 034.

Invalid Corporate Account Number format.

20035

The Alberta Corporate Account Number does not exist on Tax and Revenue Administration’s database. Please verify account number on AT1 Line 034.

Invalid Corporate Account Number.

20040

The Taxation Year End format is invalid. Please ensure AT1 Line 037 is in YYYYMMDD format.

Invalid Tax Year End format.

20045

The Taxation Year End cannot be in the future. Please verify taxation year end on AT1 Line 037.

Future-dated Tax Year End.

20050

This return cannot be accepted because a return with the same Alberta Corporate Account Number and Taxation Year End has already been filed and this return is not an amendment.

CAN / Tax Year End Date combination has previously been submitted (duplicate submission) and this return is not an Amendment. (EDI Line 071 = “1”).

Duplicate submission of amended returns will also trigger this error message.

20052

This return cannot be accepted because a return with the same Alberta Corporate Account Number and Taxation Year End is in progress.

Corporate Account Number/ Taxation Year End Date combination has previously been submitted (duplicate submission).

20055

This return contains Schedule(s) XXXX which cannot be submitted electronically. Please submit the return and all the schedule(s) in paper format to Tax and Revenue Administration, 9811-109 St, Edmonton AB, T5K 2L5, or fax to 780-427-0348.

Invalid schedule(s) for the SCC submitted.

XXXX = comma-delimited list of invalid schedules (13,15, etc.).

20060

For taxation year end before October 1, 2013, returns with income reconciliation schedules (12-21) cannot be submitted electronically. Please submit the return and all the schedule(s) in paper format to Tax and Revenue Administration, 9811-109 St, Edmonton AB, T5K 2L5, or fax to 780-427-0348.

Invalid income reconciliation schedule(s) for the SCC submitted.

20065

Third Party Service Provider Indicator is missing or invalid. Please verify filer details. Third Party Service Provider Indicator must be 1 (for Yes) or 2 (for No).

Third Party Service Provider Indicator must be "1" or "2" (1 = yes; 2 = no).

20070

Organization Legal Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Organization Legal Name must not exceed 70 characters and must be supplied for third party service provider.

Organizational Legal Name for third party service provider only, must be within maximum 70 characters.

20075

Organization Operating Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Organization Operating Name must not exceed 70 characters.

Organization Operating Name must be within maximum 70 characters.

20080

Type of Organization is invalid. Please verify filer details. Type of Organization must be CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, or INDIVIDUAL.

Organization Type mandatory; must be "CORPORATION", "PARTNERSHIP", or "INDIVIDUAL".

20085

Contact First Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Contact First Name must be provided and must not exceed 35 characters.

Contact First Name mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.

20090

Contact Last Name is invalid. Please verify filer details. Contact Last Name must be provided and must not exceed 35 characters.

Contact Last Name mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.

20095

Position is invalid. Please verify filer details. Position must be provided and must not exceed 40 characters.

Position mandatory; must be within maximum 40 characters.

20100

Phone Number is invalid. Please verify filer details. Phone Number must be provided, and must be minimum 10 digits and maximum 15 digits.

Phone Number mandatory; must be minimum 10 digits maximum 15 digits numeric.

20105

Fax Number is invalid. Please verify filer details. Fax Number must be minimum 10 digits and maximum 15 digits.

Fax Number must be minimum 10 digits maximum 15 digits numeric.

20110

Email Address is invalid. Please verify filer details. Email Address in valid format must be provided and must not exceed 50 characters.

Email Address mandatory; must be valid format and within maximum 50 characters.

20115

Address Line 1 is invalid. Please verify filer details. Address Line 1 must be provided, and must not exceed 35 characters.

Address Line 1 mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.

20120

Address Line 2 is invalid. Please verify filer details. Address Line 2 cannot be the same as Address Line 1, and must not exceed 35 characters.

Address Line 2 cannot duplicate Address Line 1 and must be within maximum 35 characters.

20125

City is invalid. Please verify filer details. City must be provided and must not exceed 35 characters.

City mandatory; must be within maximum 35 characters.

20130

Province is invalid. Please verify filer details. The province/state does not match the country. Leave Province blank if Country is not Canada or US.

Valid value from province table if country is US or Canada; otherwise leave blank.

20135

Postal Code is invalid. Please verify filer details. The Postal Code must be in proper Canadian (A9A 9A9) or US (5 digits or 9 digits) format. Leave Postal Code blank if country is not Canada or US.

Postal Code must be in proper Canadian (A9A 9A9) or US (5 digits or 9 digits) format. For any other country the field must be blank.

20140

Country is invalid. Please verify filer details. Country must be provided and must be in a valid two character code accepted by Canada Post.

Country mandatory; must be valid value from country table.

20145

Contains invalid characters. Please verify the filer details or contact your software vendor.

Character must be a valid value from ASCII Codes allowable for Alberta.

20150

Description of Changes is provided. Amended Return Indicator must = 1

If Description of Changes is provided, the Amended Return Indicator must equal 1.

20155

Amended Return Indicator = 1, Description of Changes must be provided and must not exceed 100 characters.

If Amended Return Indicator equals “1”, Description of Changes is mandatory and must be within maximum 100 characters.

20160

Amended Return Indicator=1, however no prior returns has been received for this CAN &TYE.

CAN / Tax Year End Date combination has not been previously assessed.