Schedule SE line 4C is negative and won't let me enter Line 18

[nivek856]

Just started a notary business and had a loss for the year posted on Line 2. My actual notarizations are exempt from SE tax, and that number is added to line 2, making line 3 a bigger loss - which carries down to line 4C. It says if 4C is negative stop there, but the TT software gives me an error on line 18. 

Line 18 says "Enter the portion of Line 3 that can be attributed to March 27, 2020, through December 31, 2020." There is no number I can enter to get rid of this error. 

[KathrynG3]

Try entering nothing. Leave the cell blank.

Run the review again.

If this does not clear the error, try:

1. Delete the Sch SE that applies--(Sch SE-T is for Taxpayer, Sch SE-S for Spouse)--by following these steps:
   1. From the left menu, select Tax Tools.
   2. Select Tools.
   3. Scroll to Delete a Form.
   4. Scroll to Sch SE-T and/or Sch SE-S and select Delete.
2. Return to the self-employment income & expenses interview in the Income & Expenses section and select Edit/Add.
   1. Select Edit for your business.
   2. Scroll down to Done so that the Sch SE is recalculated. 
   3. Finish any other questions in the self-employment interview and click Continue.
3. Review the return again.

If this does not clear the error, then click this link for more information: 

Workaround for Sch SE-T error for deferring Self-Employment Taxes.

[nivek856]

Thank you for the reply. The first 2 fixes didn't work. I'll try the workaround and let you know how it goes. Thanks again.