My spouse had no income in 2016 as he just became a Realtor in July. He has a number of expenses; however, there is no income to report and we're stuck on that screen.

[MichaelL1]

Under the general income category, you will enter $0 as income, and then proceed to expense area.

This happens often especially in this business, as it takes a while to start getting listings and closing sales.

Just make sure the 2nd year, there is some income, as IRS will be looking closer if it happens two years in a row.