Form 4797 is auto-populating an ordinary gain I never enter

[jlondon11]

The number is the same as carry-over long term loss, but in section 2, it posts as a gain and I cannot remove it.  I went back through the interview 3 times and the system keeps checking the box that I have ordinary gains/loss, which I keep unchecking.  Instructions reference a section III for the 4797 form, but page 2 is not in the forms folder.  When I click on it, it asks me to identify the asset, but there is no asset, just a random entry that I did not input and cannot remove.  I tried to over ride the number but then get an error message when I want to efile.  I have been working on this for 4 hours with no luck.  The same number transfers to Section 1 line 4, which I also believe is an error.  It is affecting the taxable income.

[Critter-3]

Overrides in the FORMS mode will  stop you from efiling  and will void the accuracy guarantee so doing it is not recommended.   So you must deal with it in the step by step interview mode... so where did the sale of business property come from ?   Did you sell a rental  or  did it come from a K-1 form ? 

[jlondon11]

I finally gave up.  I was trying to qualify for QBI in sale of rental property with negative operating income and net 1231 gain.  I am a real estate investor.  The 1120s combined operating loss and capital gain ending with positive gain, but I could not get the same result on the 1040.  I think I must have missed a step on the K-1 so the operating loss was reflected, but the capital gain seemed to be treated as if the gain was from a different activity or property.  I probably lost a deduction, but I wanted to finish the return, but could not qualify for QBI, as the only income was a loss with the capital gain.  Thank you.