To clear the Line 14a error, manually fill in the blanks for the State at the Federal level, by following these steps:
- Go back to the Federal 1099-R entry screen under, "Wages & Income"
- Locate Box 16 and for the State information section (Boxes 14–16)
- Enter the Amount of the Gross Distribution from Box 1 (or the taxable amount from Box 2a) and type it into Box 16*
- Ensure the state and the Payer's State ID are filled in
- If the ID is missing, you can usually use the Federal EIN from the top of the Form, or contact your state's Department of Revenue
*If Box 14 has an amount, then Box 16 should be filled with either the amount from Box 2a, or Box 1 (if no amount in Box 2a). However, if Box 14 is blank, or has a zero (0), then clear everything out of the boxes (including zeros in Box 14) and leave totally empty.
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