# Efile error "Partner Business Ownership Percent" invalid

**URL:** <https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/efile-error-partner-business-ownership-percent-invalid/7022>\
**Category:** EFILE\
**Created:** [May 2, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/efile-error-partner-business-ownership-percent-invalid/7022 "2023-05-02T16:17:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![eburger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eburger](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/eburger)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/efile-error-partner-business-ownership-percent-invalid/7022/1 "2023-05-02T16:17:30Z")

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Hello colleagues,

I’m getting the following efile error:  
“The PartnerBusinessOwnershipPercent” element is invalid. The valie ‘1000000’ is invalid according to its datatype decimal’ - The Pattern constraint failed".

I checked the T2125 several times and do not see this error. If anyone has any leads, I will appreciate it.

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**Author:** ![helga\_spence](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/www.protaxcommunity.com/helga_spence/32/268_2.png) [@helga\_spence](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/helga_spence)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/efile-error-partner-business-ownership-percent-invalid/7022/2 "2023-05-02T22:04:25Z")

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That field should be nn.nn % with the latter provided by Tax Cycle like 52.25% and 47.75%.

This is NOT the value. It’s the percentage of the business the taxpayer owns.

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**Author:** ![eburger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eburger](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/eburger)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/efile-error-partner-business-ownership-percent-invalid/7022/3 "2023-05-03T13:43:42Z")

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Hello @helga_spence ,  
Thank you for your reply.  
The percentage is 100.00%. I tried to change it to a different %, but it won’t let me (which I find this strange). I deleted the T2125 and re-did, but get the same error when trying to efile.  
I sent a message directly to TaxCycle, hoping they can help.

Thanks.  
Elena

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**Author:** ![eburger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@eburger](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/u/eburger)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.protaxcommunity.com/t/efile-error-partner-business-ownership-percent-invalid/7022/4 "2023-05-03T14:10:54Z")

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We have two servers, let’s call them #1 and #2.  
I always work on Server 1.  
After being unable to efile the return, I went to Server 2, tried to efile and got the same error.  
I went back to Server 1, efiled the return and guess what! it went through! Not sure what happened, but it worked (even though I did not make any changes).