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This occurs in the desktop program when you have form transferred in from a prior year return that had supporting details attached to it. The example below references a medical expense entry, but it also occurs on Schedule C, Miscellaneous Expenses (in Part V of the Schedule C). You go go into Forms mode and find the error on the Form by selecting the Schedule C and then clicking on Errors or scrolling down to Part V. Usually, the error can be found on the Schedule C WKS - in the Miscellaneous Expenses section.
You may have supporting forms from last year in there preventing you from entering this year's data. Sometimes (if you transferred in a previous year's tax return), a $0 gets stuck on line items that had supporting detail information attached and you can't edit it. You can into Forms mode and erase that detail or fix it from the interview mode. When you click on EDIT next to the medical expense entry spot and see a $0 that you can't edit, there are 2 things you can do:
- Double click in the field and use the Red X (Remove) to remove the supporting details worksheet. or
- Go to the top Edit menu (Windows versions only) and choose Add Supporting Details. Then click on the Red X (Remove) at the top.
Either one of these should allow you to enter your expenses. @sjmiracle
