Thanks for the reply.
That is precisely what I did. The phantom amount remained even after I had removed the 1099R and that "phantom" value remained on the 1040/SR worksheet and 1040 form even after the only 1099R was removed. Furthermore, the phantom amount was added to the 1099R value that I manually re-entered, taking me back to square one.
I have always only been able to enter 1099R's from this source manually as they are IRA custodians, and are not brought up when I enter their name to try to electronically enter their 1099R's.
