Error message - ineligible to e-file federal return

[pacoford]

My client receives both self-employment income and farm income. Both schedule C & schedule F showed a loss resulting in zero total income/agi. I am receiving an error that I am ineligible to e-file the federal return due to the fact that there are zeros in all categories including total income, agi, total credits, total tax, total payments. What am I missing? 

[abctax55 · Accepted solution]

It's an IRS 'rule'... so you aren't doing anything wrong.

1) paper file

2) *some* folks suggest adding a $1 in interest income as a work-around.  YMMV

[pacoford]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your advice!