Yes, I don't quite understand TT's attitude that we will let the IRS catch the mistake. It would be so much simpler for TT to include Schedule 1 if there is ANY number on the Schedule, not just numbers on lines 1-26.
I ended up doing what I originally discovered (a few posts back): if TT will only include Schedule 1 if there are numbers among lines 1-26, I'll give them numbers. On line 8z, for the description, I was simply going to say "Misc," but I figured I would reinforce the fact that I had a 1099-K for personal items all at a loss (which was entered in the block at the top of Schedule 1), so I wrote "1099-K Personal Item Gains" for the description with the associated numerical entry of $0.
I e-filed last week. My return was accepted in about 8 minutes. Three days later, I saw the published transcripts of my return on my IRS online account, so I assume that indicates the IRS has somewhat processed it already. And interestingly enough, on the IRS transcript of my return, I see a line that says "F1099 K $0.00." I don't recall seeing a 1099-K entry on transcripts in previous years, so maybe the IRS is getting serious about these 1099-K's now.
