What if I had no income for 2021

If you had no income, you are not required to file. However, you may want to file this year if you qualify for the refundable Child Tax Credit.

Since many people are in the same situation, the IRS has provided the following guidance for e-filing your return:

"In addition to all the other information required to be entered on Form 1040, a zero AGI filer must enter the following:

• $1 as taxable interest on line 2b;
• $1 as total income on line 9; and
• $1 as AGI on line 11"

To do that in TurboTax:

1. Select Federal on the left side menu.
2. Select Wages and Income toward the upper left.
3. Scroll down, or expand the list and find Interest and Dividends.
4. Expand that section and find Interest on 1099-INT.
5. Click on Start to the right.
6. Answer the first question Yes.
7. Click Continue.
8. Click on Change how I enter my form in the lower right corner.
9. Select Type it in myself.
10. Fill in the first box with your banks name or "Interest".
11. Put 1 in box 1
12. Click Continue.
13. Select None of these apply, and click Continue.
14. Keep going until you submit your e-file.