dmertz
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It seems that you should be filing Form 990-T on behalf of your IRA to claim a refund paid to the IRA of the backup withholding.

 

See the instructions for Form 990-T with regard to the special instructions for a claim of refund of backup withholding:  https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i990t.pdf

 

There is no Form 1099-R involved in this because this tax withholding was not a distribution from the IRA.  The tax withholding was made on behalf of the IRA, not on your behalf.  (IRAs can incur a tax liability if they incur Unrelated Business Taxable income, but that doesn't seem to be the case here.)  This has nothing to do with your individual tax return.

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