I have income from a 1099-MISC entry that TurboTax (Premier) automatically re-routed into the step-by-step section for Business Income and Expenses. TurboTax generated the Schedule C without giving me an option for Schedule C-EZ, which seems more appropriate for my case. In contrast, Schedule C really seems like overkill--the payment on the 1099-MISC was a one-time payment for doing work similar to, but outside of, my normal employment; I am not running a business with employees, inventory, depreciation, health care insurance, etc.!
But after manually adding Schedule C-EZ as a form, I cannot get TurboTax to accept anything typed in its boxes. I deleted the original Schedule C, thinking that perhaps it was interfering (i.e., cannot use both C and C-EZ simultaneously) but that did not correct the problem. How can I get TurboTax to allow my entries into Schedule C-EZ? Is there some sort of refresh operation?
(As an aside, the entry in the Business Items section was not my doing. I entered the 1099-MISC in the 1099-Misc section. TurboTax then decided to zero the amount out there, and moved the entry to the Business Income and Expenses (Sch C) line. The software seems really pushy about using Schedule C above all else!
Johnny
p.s. I did see the post at https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/how-do-i-add-a-schedule-c-ez/01/403512#M..., and followed its steps, but they do not correct any problems for me.
