If you have no taxable income on your federal tax return, it cannot be e-filed, from Columbia or anywhere else.
To resolve this issue, you can enter $1 of interest income on the return and then it can be e-filed.
When entering interest on the Form 1099-INT use any name for the payer of the interest and enter $1 in box 1 of the 1099-INT.
To report interest income received -
Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home & Business)
Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home & Business)
Click on I'll choose what I work on
Under Interest and Dividends
On Interest on 1099-INT, click on the start or update button
