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In TurboTax Desktop, step by step, the way to opt out of deferring the self-employment taxes is:
In Deductions & Credits:
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.
I get this error too.
Try leaving Line 11 blank.
Click this link for more info on Self Employed Covid Tax Relief.
This worked for me, thank you.
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.
Leaving blank worked for me. Thank you!
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"
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