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No, please See step 13 below. If you follow all these steps and you are still having issues, then you should delete Form 8915-F and start fresh. Clear your Cache before logging back into TurboTax.

  1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax.
  2. In the left menu, select "Tax Tools" and then "Tools".
  3. In the pop-up window Tool Center, select "Delete a form".
  4. Select "Delete" next to "Form 8915-F" and "Qualified 2020 Disaster Retirement Distr" and follow the instructions.

Click on this link and follow the instructions on how to clear Cache

 

How to Clear Cache

 

If you took a distribution from a traditional, SEP, SIMPLE or Roth IRA retirement plan, follow these instructions: 

 

  1. Sign in to your TurboTax account
  2. Open or download your 2020 tax return PDF (you’ll need this open for reference)
  3. Go to the 8915-E section on your 2020 return
    • Note: If you’re having difficulty finding 8915-E, open your 2020 tax return PDF,  hold down the Ctrl + F keys, and type 8915 in the search bar
  4. Then, select Federal from the TurboTax menu
  5. Select Wages & Income
  6. Locate the Retirement Plans and Social Security section and select Show more
  7. elect Start or Revisit next to IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) 
  8. Choose the appropriate answer to Did you get a 1099-R in 2022? 
    • If you received a 1099-R for 2022, enter the form if you haven’t already done so
    • Select Continue
  9.  Answer Yes to Have you ever taken a disaster distribution before 2022?
  10. Select Continue
  11. Answer Yes to Did you take a 2020 Qualified Disaster Distribution?
  12. Select the box next to If this was a Coronavirus-related distribution reported in 2020 check box
  13. Enter the amount from your Form 8915-E, line 4, column b and select Continue
  14. Select to complete Qualified 2020 Disaster Distribution (from Traditional, SEP, SIMPLE, and Roth IRAs)
  15. Go back to the 8915-E section in your 2020 return
    • Note: Form 8915-F won’t generate because it’s not required. You only need the 2020 8915-E info for your 2022 tax return
  16. Review Part III of your 2020 8915-E form
  17. Review the section on the form to see if the box on line 17 is checked
    • If this box is checked, enter 0 in the first box under the section in TurboTax
    • if this box isn’t checked, enter the amount from line 17 in the first box under the section in TurboTax.
  18. Enter the amount from your 2020 Form 8915-E, line 18 into the second box under the section in TurboTax
    • If the box is blank on your 8915-E, leave the line blank in TurboTax
  19. Enter the amount from your 2020 Form 8915-E, line 17 into the third box under the section in TurboTax.
    • Note: If the checkbox on line 17 on Form 8915-E isn’t checked, box 1 and box 3 in TurboTax will show the same amount
  20. Enter any repayments you made on the following page
  21. Select Continue
  22. If you only took a distribution in 2020, answer No, I didn’t to the question, Did you take a disaster distribution in 2017, 2018, or 2019? 
  23. Select Continue to finish the section
    • Note: If you receive an error message requesting a disaster name or type, enter Virus SARS-CoV-2 or Coronavirus Disease 2019 to clear the error

 

For a more comprehensive instruction see the link below:

 

How to use Form 8915

 

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