The 1099 I have from SSA shows 0 in box 5 because all benefits were repaid, however, I called SSA because the entire repayment was not showing. I was told that the 1099 system cannot correctly report repaid benefits for prior years. Benefits received in 2019 & 2020 were repaid in full in 2020 but only the portion for 2020 is reflected on the 1099. The SSA office told me to enter the correct amount as if it were on the 1099 so I entered the full negative amount and it shows on the worksheet. But line 6a on the 1040 is blank.
