@Anonymous wrote:
many 1099-R's leave the taxable amount blank even though the amount may be fully or partially taxable. the reason I got speaking to one source was they leave it blank because they don't know what the taxpayer may have as their basis.
The poster said "excess traditional IRA contribution ". Any 1099-R that reports a Traditional IRA distribution cannot have a blank box 2a. Hence the reason for my questions for the actual 1099-R information that produced the error message.
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
