I keep getting error message "Schedule C. Other Expense Text is invalid for Electronic Filing. Please remove preceding spaces or invalid characters", I don;t have any entries in this file so I can't correct or remove anything,

[JohnW222]

In TurboTax Online:

1. Open your return in TurboTax.  To do this, sign in to TurboTax, and select Take me to my return.
2. In the left-side menu, select Tax Tools > Tools.
3. In the pop-up window Tool Center, choose Delete a form.
4. Select Delete next to Schedule C in the list, and follow the onscreen instructions.

[ajb6505]

How do you resolve error message "Schedule C Other Expense text is invalid.  I am not doing my return online with turbo tax.  Using purchased software.  I see one response is to delete the Schedule C.  How do you reenter that section of the tax return.

[Raeka]

I'm also having this problem. You're saying delete the form but don't I need that?

[Raeka]

I DO have entries on that form so I can't delete. What to do?

[Raeka]

Thanks to E2P who had a similar problem but with medical expense form instead of schedule c... I tried going back to stepping through the form. When I got to the Other expenses area, I deleted everything and made sure my cursor was at beginning of each line. Then closed that section. I then re-opened that section and re-entered all the info making sure no spaces were there and it finally went through. What a pain in the neck!

[xjt8t7d]

I have this problem as well.  Stepping through the form didn't work for me.  It will not allow me to do anything with the first text line under Olympic and Paralympic Prize Money Smart Worksheet.  Just deleting the form is not helpful since I need this form to file.  Does anyone else have a work around?  Come on Intuit - please fix this problem or provide a work around that works!

[ReneeM7122]

It sounds like you have received a 1099-MISC for prize winnings.  Here is how to enter your 1099-MISC:

1. Select "Federal" on the left panel  
2. Select the "Wages & Income" sub-tab at the top of the screen
3. Select See all income
4. Scroll down to Other Common Income and select show more
5. Start/Revisit box next to Income from Form 1099-MISC.  
6. Did you get a 1099-Misc?  click on the Yes button
7. Enter the information from the 1099-MISC
8. On the screen Does one of these uncommon situations apply? mark that This was prize winnings and click Continue

@xjt8t7d

[neiser51]

but I don't want to delete the form....everything is correct 

[neiser51]

This was the MOST ridiculous thing....there has to be a better way to fix this. Having to delete the form and then re-enter all the info was the height of stupid! There has to be a better way to fix this....if there is nothing on the line yet the error message says delete characters....how does one delete something that isn't there? really really dumb.

[Raeka]

Turbo Tax has a challenge every year. Lot of other irritating things in the software besides this one thing. Filing the state return is usually a headache because of one of the software's glitches. Guess you get what you pay for and it ain't cheap enough for all the headaches!

[xjt8t7d]

Why would you think I had a 1099-MISC for prize winnings?  I didn't state that in the problem.  I do not.  Your response was not appropriate.  I didn't enter anything for Other Expenses.  I was just trying to enter my business expenses.  I finally deleted the form and re-entered everything.  It was painful and I am very surprised that this issue has continues for months and Turbo Tax hasn't fixed it.  I received a survey after I submitted my taxes and let Turbo Tax know that I won't be a customer next year.  Which is a shame since I'm a long standing customer.

[mqhtax]

Here is is 2021 and TurboTax has not corrected this issue. It appears it has been a problem for at least two prior years and I do not find any fix. I have tried everything short of throwing the software in the trash and starting over with another software company. I did not even have any entries related to this topic but yet I get the error message which will not allow me to submit online.

[Raeka]

I found that the problem occurs if there are any leading spaces in the text boxes. Maybe you can open form and on every text box, put your cursor and backspace or try to back space to make sure there are no spaces before the text.

[joevinciguerra]

Help .  I can't file my return