1099-NEC turbotax problem with boxes 5-7

[glendafromoz]

I am entering a 1099-NEC and box 5 is blank, Box 6 says CO but no number and Box lists state income amount. Turbo tax won't let me move forward without a state ID number and there isn't one listed on the 1099-NEC.

What do I do? 

[MinhT1 · Accepted solution]

If box 5 is blank, it means that there is no state tax withheld.

In this case, you should leave all 3 boxes 5, 6 and 7 blank.

[mfgeise]

I have the same issue.  I didn't have anything in boxes 4-7 and when I go to file it wont let me through without filling in line 6

[KrisD15]

There should be no error if all the boxes ( 4-7 ) are blank. 

Please return to that screen and make sure the box for "My form has other info in boxes 4-7" is NOT checked.

[mfgeise]

Thanks.  This was not checked, but when I went to the form, it had put in 0's...cleared that out and then did a final check for updates and all cleared.

[JTaylor3]

So if box 5 is blank but box 6 has the State with no number, and 7 has the state income, would this mean that I should get my 1099-NEC amended?

[MonikaK1]

If there is an amount in Box 7, then box 6 would need a state number that meets the requirements of that state.

If you can't get a valid number for box 6 today, and there is no withholding in box 5, you can try leaving box 7 blank as well as 5 and 6.

Each state has its own requirements for the format of the state id number. 

@JTaylor3 

[Edwinr]

I have 2 1099-NECs and they are both giving problems. I have State income I need to enter in box 7, but if I leave boxes 5, 6-state and 6-number, it says "Needs info". It wont let me move forward. 

[DaveF1006]

It depends. If you enter any state income in Box 7, TurboTax requires Boxes 5 and 6 to be complete,  even if your real 1099‑NEC left them blank. Boxes 5–7 are connected on the IRS form, so TurboTax needs them to match before you can move forward.

The solution is to leave all the boxes blank. The state income amount in Box 7 is not required for your tax return unless there is state withholding. Since there isn't, leave them blank.

[user17752038734]

I think I have a similar or at least related problem.  There are extra empty unlabled boxes on the input form of the 1099 NEC page.  What the are these boxes, what is supposed to go in them?

Should I put the income number in all three boxes in that column?  

[DaveF1006]

Just record the $8154 in Box 7 and pick Ga from the drop-down menu in the box. Leave all the others blank without the zeroes.