@InNewJersey
@InNewJersey wrote:
If a line calls for the entry of the medical expense amount, which makes taxable income zero, that amount needs to show (and likewise the property tax
Line 31 does not call for the entry of the medical expense amount. The instructions for Form NJ-1040 say if you are not required to file a return (as specified in my previous reply) "Do not complete lines 30 through 49." That includes Medical Expenses (line 31), Property Taxes (line 39a), the Property Tax Deduction (line 40), and the tax amounts on lines 42, 44, and 49. "Do not complete" means those lines are all supposed to be left blank. You have to read the instructions, not just the short descriptions on the form.
TurboTax is following the state instructions and filling out the form correctly.
@InNewJersey wrote:
the resulting tax due calculation should state zero ("0"), not just some more omitted entries.
I think you will find that Total Tax Due on line 53 is indeed zero, not blank.
Thousands of New Jersey tax returns are filed with TurboTax every year, and they do not "end up on the review pile." The return that TurboTax has prepared for you is perfectly acceptable, and you can safely file it as-is.
