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New Member
posted Jun 6, 2019 8:31:57 AM

It "the following lines of form 1040 have a zero value." Of course they do, I didn't earn income in the US. Why do I have to file by mail? Can I fix this?

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 6, 2019 8:31:59 AM

Hi Which lines of Form 1040 does it say have zero value?

New Member
Jun 6, 2019 8:32:00 AM

Line 22 - Total income
Line 37 - Adjusted gross income
Line 44 - Tax
Line 55 - Total credits
Line 63 - Total tax
Line 74 - Total payments

New Member
Jun 6, 2019 8:32:02 AM

I actually put numbers in these fields and it still says i put zero and wont let me file. i made money and it s even showing it listed under my income. i dont get it

Intuit Alumni
Jun 6, 2019 8:32:03 AM

It is an IRS rule that you cannot e-file a nontaxable tax return.

See this TurboTax FAQ:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901497-when-a-tax-return-can-t-be-e-filed-no-matter-what-you-do

Level 2
May 21, 2020 6:21:56 PM

did you ever resolve this issue? I am having the same problem.

Level 15
May 21, 2020 7:12:40 PM


@trmbtrmb wrote:

did you ever resolve this issue? I am having the same problem.


You "resolve" the issue by printing and mailing the zero income tax return because as stated above it cannot be e-filed.