I have a 1099NEC. Box 5 and Box 7 has no state income or state tax withheld ($0), so box 6 (State) is blank. I can't file bc no state is listed in box 6. Anyone else?

[apatrick93014]

Has anyone else run into this issue where though no state income was made and no state tax was withheld - therefore no state is listed on the form (box 6) - turbotax requires a state to be listed in box 6 and I am unable to finish filing my return because it's blank.

[MayaD]

If there is no state tax withheld in box 5, then leave box 5, box 6 and box 7 empty. Don't enter 0.

[apatrick93014]

Thank you for your response! So I went back in and changed it to leave boxes 5 and 7 blank and it’s still asking me to enter a state in box 6... 

[Critter-3 · Accepted solution]

DELETE the 1099-NEC form and then enter it again fresh.  

[apatrick93014]

Thank you! That worked!!

[jcandrade93]

What worked for me is leaving boxes 5 and 7 empty instead of manually entering 0's on the form. Doing this let me e-file without needing to fill box 6.

[metorres17]

Nothing is working. Mine is blank and it will not file until something is entered. I'm not sure what to enter since it is blank

[ShirlynW]

Would you clarify, is there an error message? What TurboTax product are you using?

@metorres17 

[metorres17]

I followed the instructions that worked for others and somehow the software uploaded and possibly submitted by 1099 twice. I went back and deleted it. It said I could no longer e-file. So I printed my taxes. (They are printed correctly) I was planning on mailing today, when I got an email that both state and federal were accepted. Now no one can tell me if both 1099’s (one duplicate) were sent, meaning I owe a lot more than I should. 

TurboTax Home & Business 2022

[HeatherPLO]

So we can confirm your e-filing status and balance, please reach out to us directly using the Help Article here.  This ensures you will get to the correct department as quickly as possible.  

@metorres17 

[DonovanD191]

This does nt work, they force you to enter it even if the form is blank..

[AmyC]

You should have the federal information filled in. All of the state boxes should be:

• all blank or
• all have entries. 

If the form is not needed, delete the form.

@DonovanD191 

[stevehillis]

PERFECT!  That worked great.