You’ll see the following error message in H&R Block’s 2017 tax software if you entered a value in box 104 (limited partner’s business income (loss)) on the T5013: Statement of partnership income page but did not indicate if the partnership was inactive throughout the fiscal period:

You need to indicate if the partnership was inactive throughout the fiscal period. [error code: 175]

How do I fix this?

To correct the error, go to the CRA questions page and under the Other question(s) section, respond to the following question: Was your partnership inactive throughout the fiscal period you entered in your return?

Note: You can find the CRA questions page under the REQUIRED icon on the PREPARE tab.