On my 1099-NEC form, box 6 is empty but turbotax won't let me file my taxes without inputting something in box 6. What do I do?

[rjs]

Is there an amount of state tax withheld in box 5? If state tax was withheld, you have to identify what state it's for. If the 1099-NEC has state tax withheld, and no 2-letter state abbreviation in box 6, the 1099-NEC is not filled out correctly. You can get around the error in TurboTax by entering the 2-letter abbreviation for the state. But if the state is not shown on the 1099-NEC form, it raises the question of whether the payer paid the tax to the state. You should contact whoever issued the 1099-NEC and ask for a corrected form.

The payer's state tax ID number should also be in box 6, but TurboTax will not object if the state number is omitted.

[kal2023]

Thing must have changed because its currently not letting me proceed without the state # even though I have 0 withheld in box 5 but there is my state income listed in box 7. The payer only put the state abbreviation in box 6 but no #. Is there anyway to get pass this?

[DawnC]

Use the number in the Payer TIN box - it is under the Payer address box.   @kal2023