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posted Mar 17, 2020 1:14:13 PM

Why does it keep asking me to enter a Partnership Name and EIN when I don't have a business to enter?

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Expert Alumni
Mar 17, 2020 1:29:42 PM

We are unable to see your return here in the Community and do not know what form you are in that is asking for your Partnership Name and EIN. 

 

We cannot adequately answer your question without knowing the form.

Level 15
Mar 17, 2020 1:33:14 PM

It might want info for a K-1.  Did you have one last year?  It may have transferred over and is waiting for you to fill it in.

 

Try deleting it this way.  Go to the K-1 interview section here

Federal

Wages and Income

Then scroll way down to Business Items

Schedules K-1, Q - Click the Start or Update button

 

If the first screen says "Do you want to review Schedule K-1?". You have to answer yes and then click Update by  the Schedule K-1 type (LLC, S corp, trust). The next screen is the Summary screen listing all of the K-1 entered for that type of entity.  You can review, edit or delete it there.

 

One user found he had to add a fake name first.....

I figured out that I had to actually start fixing this problem by entering a fake K-1 name to the TurboTax request and then going back to the "Update the Schedule K-1" and deleting the fake K-1 name.