Why do I get an error when I enter 0 in line 11 of Deferral for Certain Schedule H or SE Filers Smart Worksheet?

[kguthrie]

I do not want to defer any of my self-employment tax, but I'm not seeing a way to opt out of that.

[PattiF]

In TurboTax Desktop, step by step, the way to opt out of deferring the self-employment taxes is: 

In Deductions & Credits:

• Scroll to Tax Relief Related to Covid-19
• Select Self-employment tax deferral
• Do you want more time to pay self employment taxes?
• Check the No box to opt out of deferring self employment taxes

[kguthrie]

Yes, I did that and still get the error. I was on the phone with someone this morning, and she said there may be a software bug causing this. The issue has been escalated. Thanks for the response, though.

[gnieche]

I get this error too.

[MarilynG1]

Try leaving Line 11 blank. 

Click this link for more info on Self Employed Covid Tax Relief. 

[gnieche]

This worked for me, thank you.

[katuradc]

I have tried leaving the line blank and then putting "0", but nothing is working. It really won't let me e-file my taxes and this is the first time this has happened. I've been using TurboTax since 2016. It's really frustrating. 

[Gina2021]

Leaving blank worked for me. Thank you!

[kadocter]

Thank you. Deleting the "0" and leaving the line blank, worked for me. I was able to finally e-file without being taken back to the "error"