@jackbatt - This thread is several years old. it has a 2019 date because it was moved from the old Answer Exchange to this forum in June of 2019 so it has the date of migration, not the actual posting date. That is confusing.
The 2018 1040 form has changed and all of the line numbers are different now. For 2018 IRA's appear in the 1040 line 4a and 4b. Most Traditional IRA distributions will be fully taxable so the taxable amount (from the 1099-R box 2a) will be on the 1040 line 4b. If the distribution is fully taxable then line 4a will probably be blank.
**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.**
