I certainly wasn't expecting a program fix, but direction from Lacerte would be very valuable.

I'm not entering MCTR without a 1099-MISC either, but a lot of my clients got a 1099-MISC.

I have heard that an entry on 24z is likely to provoke a letter.  I don't want to do that.

For now, I'm offsetting all but $1 on 8z, to force generation of Sch 1, but that looks messy to me.  If Lacerte could assure me that 8z netting to zero still transmits to the IRS, I'd feel much more comfortable with this approach.

Lacerte????