The following diagnostic is generating:

E-file: If Form 1040, Earned Income Credit has a non-zero value, then one of the following must be true: (1) household employee wages, or TIP income not included in wages, or medicaid waiver payments not reported on W-2, or Form 2441 taxable benefit amount, or Form 8839 taxable benefit amount, or total wages with no withholding amount, or other earned income amount or nontaxable combat pay election amount must be greater than zero, or (2) the wages not shown schedule is present with excess minister's allowance added to wages or health insurance premiums for a retired public safety officer, or (3) Schedule E, has income from a partnership, or (4) the FEC Record is present with foreign income present on the wages schedule, or (5) one of the following forms is present in the return: Form W-2, Form 1099-R, Schedule C, Schedule F, Form 8919, or Form 4137.

Solution:

Take a look at Form 1040 Page 2 line 27a then Check each of the 5 things listed.

(1) Household Employment Wages must be greater then zero.

(2) There's an amount on the Form 1040, Schedule 1, other income line.

(3) Schedule E, has income from a partnership.

(4) The FEC Record is present with foreign income present on the wages schedule.

(5) One of the following forms is present in the return: Form W-2, Form 1099-R, Schedule C, Schedule F, Form 8919, or Form 4137.

If all of these lines are correct it would be necessary to paper file the return.

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