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If all boxes on a 1099-MISC are zero, you generally do not need to report it. To fix the filing error, delete the form entry completely from your tax software, as entering a 1099 with all zeros can cause electronic filing rejects. If it is not in your income section, the form is likely not needed.  Follow these steps to delete a form:   From the left rail menu in TurboTax Online, select Tax Tools (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.) On the drop-down select Tools On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select Delete a Form  This will show all of the forms in your return Scroll down to the form you want to delete Select the Form Click on Delete.     

  As I understand there is no way you can adjust your original 1040. It goes like 1040-X and that original 1040.  I just have sent an amendment to IRS (1040-X), and what I did was: - described my situation as ' 'Main home in the U.S.' box was not checked due to software oversight' - as an Explanation of Changes (that will be visible in Part II of 1040-X) I put  'Amending to correctly check the 'Main home in the U.S.' box, as myself and my spouse maintained our main home in the U.S. for the entire 2025 year.'    And as per Gemini's tip 😁:   Interview Tip: If the officer asks about your taxes, you can say: "I found a clerical error on my 2025 return where a residency box was left blank by my software. I have already filed an amendment to fix it," and then offer them the Form 1040-X as proof.    This proactive step shows Good Moral Character and prevents a minor clerical error from becoming a residency question during your naturalization.     Fingers crossed 🤞

is it the payers state? The bank address? even though thte 1099 misc is a bank so I don't get why i have to put that under schedule C income form on turbo tax, and it is $0 is royalties and all boxes, it is a bank from. Can't file online unitl this is rsolved. Turbo tax shows the worksheet as error, have to put in state but i can't find the form under my 1099misc under income where it would be and 1099 misc is not an option under banks. ???

If you have reached the interview section regarding FEMA, you may have indicated that you took the money out due to a qualified disaster.   If that is not the case, when you reach, "Do any of these situations apply to you?", if you checked the top box, "I took this money due to a qualified disaster", you will be asked follow-up questions. Simply check the last choice, "None of these apply", then Continue.   If you did pay back (rolled it over into a retirement account) some of the distribution, when asked, "Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion", select, "I rolled over some or all of it to an IRA or other retirement account within the time limits (normally 60 days)".     If you would like to review your 1099-R manually to review and/or edit, you can follow the instructions below.   Go to Income on the left panel within your TurboTax account Click on the Review to the right of IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) Click on the pencil to the right of your 1099-R to review/edit it

it should be reported, but a loss is not deductible. The sale would qualify for the home sale exclusion if it meets the ownership and use tests. The ownership test requires the taxpayer to have owned the property and used the property as their principal residence for at least 2 of the last 5 years before the sales date. Also you can only use the exclusion once every two years.   you can use the home sale worksheet in TurboTax, but foreign currency values must be converted into US $s  https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/yearly-average-currency-exchange-rates 

Same happened to me.  There was no way to manually add or remove "expert assist.".Redoing an entire tax return is not a "solution".  It's a scam.  I'll be demanding my money back  Especially since every other year, you started your return for free and if you needed advice or wanted additional features, you added it later.  It was clear, and transparent.       It's a scam.  I'll be demanding my money back.   This was the last year I use TurboTax.  I'm Canadian so it's one more reason to not buy American.

Thank you for your prompt response, Mike 9241! Sorry for the delay in responding.   So much new terminology --thanks for your explanation of IRD. I'm hoping the IRS doesn't care that the SSNs don't match since someone (me) will be paying taxes on it.    My brother is doing my dad's taxes for 2025, so I'm thinking we should coordinate so that both parties don't end up paying taxes on amount (all the CD interest was credited to the CD account *after* his death, so I understand I am responsible for taxes on the full amount). I do not know if his gross income was above or below $600, but guessing it was below. Thank you again!

Assuming that you're a graphic designer or some other graphic artist, and this is software that you need to create business income in the first place:   1. Tax Home 2. Federal  3. Wages & Income 4. Self-employment income and expense 5. Add expenses for this work 6. Supplies > Description "Design software"   After you enter the supplies category, you'll be able to add multiple rows for different types of supplies expense you incurred in the ordinary course of business. See example:  

@AndyPan  I’m in exactly the same boat (LPR, same concern about the naturalization implications, and same frustration with TurboTax missing that checkbox). My transcript also reflects that I lived in the US less than 6 months, which is a red flag I don’t want sitting in my record. Are you submitting the 1040-X through TurboTax? If so, did you find a way to include the corrected page 1 of the 1040 as supporting evidence? That seems to be the only way to actually get the residency checkbox on record, since the 1040-X itself has no field for it. Appreciate you sharing your experience, helpful to know others are navigating this.