I'm guessing it's a bug in the Turbo Tax software, so I'm going to use the 1096 for a penny and white out the 1 and make it a zero. Thanks for your help.
The 1096 is automatically created. It's not editable. If I change the 1099 amount to .01 the 1096 is created. If the amount is zero, the 1096 is not created.
I did not use QEF to prepare the 1099s/1096. I printed them with Turbo Tax Home & Business and mailed them to the IRS. Per Turbo Tax software instructions, I sh...
