A "zero income" tax return must be printed and mailed, it cannot be e-filed. But, unless you are due a refund for taxes withheld, filing a tax return without earned income will not result in a refund. And, in most cases, you aren't required to file a tax refund if you don't have income. See the Publication 501 Table 3 at this link for situations that require a tax return even when you ....
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