Can't efile because of QBI Rental Real Estate Enterprise Statement

[rayalink]

Unfortunate that TT does not fix this but try this work-around:

After you have entered all your income & expenses for Real Estate, then it should take you to a page saying "Do you want to use a safe harbor to qualify this property for a deduction?" Under this page, you should see three options to select.  One of them is safe harbor.  Do not select that.  For me, I select None of these apply.  Then you will hit continue.

On the next page, you should see "Is this Qualified Business Income?", along with two options to choose.  I chose Yes, this income is QBI. Then you hit continue.

The following page should say "Let's cover some uncommon situations", along with three options to choose.  I skipped this because it is not applicable to me.

The next page should be "Does this business receive income from specified services?" You would choose Yes, or No on this page.

The next page should be "Does this business receive income from specified services business with common ownership?" Answer either Yes or No.

The last page should be a summary of your QBI savings.  You should be able to E-file after this.

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[ga30]

Bottom line: I have confirmed that my local H&R Block can e-file for me with all the required signed attachments, for nearly $700 (yikes). Presumably, TurboTax’s full service “file for me” option would do the same for less but I haven’t confirmed. After so many years of using download software I still can’t believe that TT and/or the IRS won’t accept digital signatures/certification in lieu of mailing a hard copy return. Yet they allow the entire standard return? To make matters worse, my TurboTax-generated 2020 return sent in October 2021 is among the ~20 million backlogged returns. So I can’t e-file using H&R Block or TT until the IRS confirms acceptance of the previous return. They are hiring 10k employees to try to clear the mailroom and process returns, but that will take beyond the next due date. 

(I was able to e-file my 2019 taxes using H&R Block despite the signature-required Safe Harbor statements. Not sure if the 2021 version still allows it. You raised the RREE (enterprise?) option that prevented me up from e-filing via the 2020 TurboTax. Unsure if H&R Block download software would be stuck the same as TurboTax.)

Best wishes with your situation.