i could't e-file because i had zero 1040 income only 1099-nec income

You can efile without a W2 and only 1099 income.  Where are you stuck?  Do you need help filling out 1099NEC for self employment?

 

You can enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to Premium version. Or use any of the Desktop CD/Download programs.

How to enter income from Self Employment
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653

You can e-file with a 1099NEC.  Not sure why you think otherwise.   But you are posting your question from online Deluxe.  If you have self-employment income you need to prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.  Deluxe cannot prepare a Schedule C.  You need online Premium or any version of the CD/download to prepare a Schedule C.

 

You have self-employment income for which you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.   You will need to use online Premium software or any version of the CD/download so that you can prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.

 

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2926899-how-does-my-side-job-affect-my-taxes

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/form-1099-nec/1099-nec/L5qTsBiSe_US_en_US

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c

 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct

 

 

https://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/self-employed/self-employed-tax-deductions-

calculator-2021-2022-50907/

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs

 

 

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/

 

 

opps, i used the premium not deluxe ..then this happened a tax expert told me it was because zeros on a w-2 weren't being accepted by the irs

sorry, i used turobotax premium

i used premium my mistake

The W-2 is the form an employer sends to an employee to document wages. The 1040 is the tax return that you file with the IRS.

 

I think you are confusing "W-2" with "1040", a frequent issue with taxpayers.

 

Your issue on e-file is that you have no taxable income on your 1040 - see lines 9 and 11 on your screenshot above.

So did you enter the 1099NEC income?  It should be be taxable.  How much was it for?  A 1099NEC is self employment income.  You need to file it on Schedule C and pay self employment tax on it.    You should have amounts on some of those lines.