daniel-en and mesquitebean-
Like daniel-en, my Federal (and state) returns were accepted on the 5th try after entering 2020 AGI = $0.
1) Used the March 18 update and got a rejection citing an FTC problem.
2) Switched from credit to deduction and back to credit to force a new Form 1116, filed again and got an AGI mismatch error.
3) Entered 2020 AGI = $0 and was accepted after 45 minutes.
mesquitebean must be correct re: the lag time in IRS databases. Like everyone else with FTC issues last year I filed a paper 2020 return. I set up an IRS account January 2022 and the transcript of my 2020 return finally showed up March 13, 2022. The AGI on the transcript matched my paper return and the number I entered when e-filing, but I still got the mismatch error.
Advice to ys56 and others: 1) Use the March 18 update; 2) Use the credit/deduction/credit trick to force a new Form 1116 and Schedule B; 3) Use 2020 AGI = $0 if you filed a paper return.
