These are errors and rejects every filer can get when sending information returns to IRIS, whether through the free IRIS Taxpayer Portal or through filing software. IRIS reports each one on the acknowledgment by rule number.
Form 5498-QA business rules
Besides the rules on this page, IRIS checks the rules every form shares, such as SHAREDIRFORM014 (payee name and TIN); those are on the cross-form error code pages. The IRIS Taxpayer Portal also takes Form 5498-QA as a CSV upload, using the IRS template for the form.
The IRS rule sets for tax years 2022 to 2026 contain no rule numbered for Form 5498-QA. Its returns are still checked against the schema and against the rules every form shares, such as SHAREDIRFORM014 (payee name and TIN).
Elements of Form5498QADetail
Each Form 5498-QA return is one Form5498QADetail record in a submission of group 1. The table lists its 16 elements in schema order for tax year 2026: whether each is required, and the format IRIS accepts. Element names are the ones the IRS uses in its IRIS ATS examples and Publication 5718; the IRS revises the schema each year.
| Element | Required | Format |
|---|---|---|
TaxYr | Required | Four-digit year |
RecordId | Required | Whole number, up to 8 digits |
IssuerOfficeCd | Optional | Exactly 4 characters |
VoidInd | Required | 1 (yes) or 0 (no) |
CorrectedInd | Required | 1 (yes) or 0 (no) |
PrevSubmittedRecRecipientGrp | Optional | Group of elements |
RecipientDetail | Required | Group of elements |
RecipientAccountNum | Optional | Text, up to 30 characters |
ContributionsAmt | Optional | Amount, zero or more, up to 2 decimal places |
ABLEtoABLERolloverAmt | Optional | Amount, zero or more, up to 2 decimal places |
CumulativeContributionAmt | Optional | Amount, zero or more, up to 2 decimal places |
EOYFairMarketValueAmt | Optional | Amount, zero or more, up to 2 decimal places |
AccountOpenedDuringTaxYearInd | Required | 1 (yes) or 0 (no) |
ABLEBasisEligibilityCd | Required | One of: A, B, C |
ABLEDisabilityCd | Required | One of: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
TrumpToABLERolloverAmt | Optional | Amount, zero or more, up to 2 decimal places |
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