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Question

Line 1 on my return is blank

Forum|Forum|4 years ago
January 25, 2022
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Is this normal? Or did something get messed up?

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Level 15

A blank line 1 on your Form 1040 means you did not enter a W-2. What income did you enter?

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Level 15

It depends. If you did not receive a W2 from wages earned as an employee, then your line 1 of your 1040 should be blank. If you did receive one, then it should not be blank so you would need to revisit your entries in TurboTax.

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