Covid Relief Credit-not self employed in 2019

[Writerchick324]

We started a business in 2020. We ended up having to self quarantine after business was started. I attempted to claim these days as part of the credit and even when I select to use my 2020 self employment income, Turbo Tax requires information from a 2019 Schedule SE. However, I did not have a Schedule SE in 2019 and my employer did not pay me sick leave as I was commission only.

The information cannot be bypassed and the screen requesting that information comes up whether or not I select to use my 2019 or 2020 self employed income. If I enter 0, I receive no credit. How do I fix this?

[JeffreyR77]

You should be able to not select either short or long form on this screen and just click Continue.

[Writerchick324]

I figured it was something like that, it does not give me that option on this screen. I only have the options of the short or long form. I even tried different browsers! It must be a glitch on my profile, sounds like I'll have to contact tech support. Darn. 

[JeffreyR77]

It should be pretty straight-forward. Select you want to use your 2020 numbers. On the next screen click Continue.

[Writerchick324]

I agree that it should be straightforward. I do select to use my 2020 numbers. The next screen after I select to use my 2020 numbers, then continue, is the one that asks which 2019 schedule SE form I used and to enter amounts from certain lines. 

[Writerchick324]

And to add, if I do leave those boxes blank that request 2019 self employed information it then pops up a screen that says I don't qualify for the credit. 

[JeffreyR77]

Please clarify how much profit does your self-employment have in 2020?