How do I fill the following Entry: Schedule C (consulting) -- Schedule C Worksheet: Amount - Misc Exp Other must be entered. Amount - Misc Exp Other??

[WOODACRES]

2 ERROR MESSAGES:  (1) Schedule C:  Other expenses text is invalid.  Please remove all preceding spaces or invalid characters.     (2)  Schedule C:  Misc. exp. must be entered .  The form has no information entered.  

Error message (1) When information is entered in the easy step entry, information is not entered on form.

Error message (2) Even when no description or amount is entered for misc exp, the error message will not clear.

What's up??

[robertowens3711]

Gee I am a Turbo Tax deluxe or paid the top price user.

I too have been hit with this issue of the Misc Exp Other. TurboTax will not accept 10.00 or 0.0 or 0 or blank. It does not explain the error. As a retired software engineer this stinks like a software bug. I Went here to find help and it appears to be the blind leading the blind. Where the f'ing TurboTax customer support. User pay and then get chance to provide support to other users in need so turbotax execs can get bigger earnings???

[norockle]

I have the same problem and I'm sorry to say, don't have a solution.  I don't expect a fix real soon.

[namxat]

I bumped into this issue today. It turned out I had used the line item misc expenses last year but opted to use the itemized list instead now and there is no need for this misc expense line which populates itself by default awaiting entries if you do not delete them. I just deleted these blank line items (hit the trash button) and the error is gone. 

[dino77]

There is no solution for this. I read a lot of complaints about this bug/glitch in the software. Now I am trying to cancel my subscription and file through other software. It seems that will be also long. long wat to get any support about canceling. 

[JotikaT2 · Accepted solution]

You can delete this input line for any non-applicable miscellaneous business expenses in the Federal interview section.

1. Select Income & Expenses 
2. Select Self-employment income and expenses 
3. On the screen titled Your 2020 self-employed work summary, select edit to the right of the applicable business activity.
4. On the next page, you will be able to edit expenses.
5. Scroll down to and select Edit to the right of Miscellaneous expenses.
6. On the next page titled Let's enter the miscellaneous expenses for your business work, select the trash can to the right of the expenses that no longer applies.

If you are unable to delete, go ahead and enter a few characters and amounts, and then select the trash can to delete the input.  This should remove the input and allow you to proceed with your return.

@dino77

[brianjoreski]

Ummmm. You are amazing. Thank you for helping me to correct this.

[nonsensebug]

same nonsense explanation for years and TurboTax doesn't mind fixing it. Turbotax, please refund all the fees that I've paid to you for the last couple of years!

[icurtis23]

This helped me too! Thank you Thank you!!!!  @JotikaT2 

[bak5557]

Like this isn't complicated enough, right? No explanation about what I am supposed to do here. This is what we get for trying to pay our taxes!

[TeresaM]

Sometimes this message happens if you had expenses in that category in a prior year but not this year.  The category transfers in from the prior year but there are not numerical entries. 

Please go into your Schedule C and check the Other miscellaneous expenses.  You may remember those expenses for 2022 but if they are not valid again this year, just backspace over the category. 

[Jehiaht]

I COULD KISS YOU THANK YOU

[robertomara1]

Thank you so much. This worked like a charm. It was driving me crazy.

[SerottaD]

This explanation doesn't match or apply to 2022 Home and Business version.  No help.