@Justjewels I ended up just putting in the state even though it was blank on the 1099-NEC. I see you were advised to leave box 7 blank by an expert here. I felt it would be better to add a state that wasn't on the form than to change a number to 0 that would be easily caught by a computer.
What solution did you ultimately choose, and did you have any issues? My return was accepted by the state; so far so good.
I'm not sure if this is a mistake on the part of the employer company I did the work for (should have left box 7 blank if nothing was withheld), or a mistake in Turbotax (requiring a state when it can be blank). Maybe this time next year there will be some clarity.
