@bevory wrote:
Interesting idea but, then, why is my home zip code (in Michigan) accepted as the correct zip code on a 1099 for a company in New Jersey?
I don't know. A number of quirky things can happen in TurboTax with addresses. It's often hard to comment on anything anecdotally.
You previously wrote: "Turbo tax is incorrectly identifying any zip code that starts with 0 as invalid."
I don't think it's possible to make a broad statement without more instances. Granted, I don't read every post in the forum, but I see quite a few. If TurboTax had a problem with any zip code starting with 0, that would be an incredible number of folks--i.e., TurboTax users in CT, ME, MA, VT, NJ, NH, RI, etc.- Zip code errors do show up occasionally in the user forum, but scattered around the country. But people only post here if they have a problem. I haven't seen any big cluster from any particular states. Granted, I don't see all forum posts, but the forum is searchable. TurboTax Support might know if they are getting an unusual number of zip-code calls for those states named above with a zip code starting with 0.
I'm a fellow user. I don't work for TurboTax. If you wish to discuss it with the folks at TurboTax Support to see how they explain it, and to report your experience, here's how to reach them:
Hours are 5AM-9PM Pacific (8AM-12 Midnight Eastern), 7 days/week
FAQ: What is the TurboTax phone number?
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632
