SHAREDIRFORM018 is an error every filer can get when sending information returns to IRIS, whether through the free IRIS Taxpayer Portal or through filing software. IRIS reports it on the acknowledgment by rule number.
What the rule checks
Where it sits in the file
Each form record. Shared form rules run on every return in a submission, whatever the form type. A form rule that rejects stops the submission the form is in.
What happens
A Reject rule stops what it applies to. A transmission rule rejects the whole transmission; a submission or form rule rejects that submission, which is one issuer and one form type, while other submissions in the same transmission can still be accepted. A rejected submission is not a filed return: fix it and send it again.
Why it fires
- FATCA reporting enabled on a record with no account number.
How to fix it
Add the account number for the U.S. account being reported.
What the IRS publications say
- Report errors on the manifest and submission headers are informational and cannot be corrected; supply the missing data in later transmissions. (Pub 5718, section 6)
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Questions people ask
Is a return with this error filed?
No. The submission was rejected and has to be fixed and sent again.
Where does the rule come from?
From the IRS's business rules for IRIS, which it updates for each tax year. The description on this page is our own summary; your acknowledgment gives the rule number.