Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

I took your post to be your sibling, not the sibling of the beneficiary.  You are correct, the beneficiary's sibling is the same as the beneficiary for a qualified distribution.

 

Yes, there is a chance of hearing from the IRS because the 1099-Q is not reported.  But there is no way to report it if it's a fully qualified distribution.  Entering it in TT still enters nothing on the tax forms.

 

Others have reported trying to use workarounds, but they still got an IRS notice.  I have noticed that the number of people reporting an IRS notice, for a missing 1099-Q, has dropped significantly, in the last year.  I think the IRS has noticed the "error of their ways".