SamS1
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Retirement tax questions

If you have 2 withdrawals from the same financial institution, then the coding in box 7 must be different otherwise you would have received only 1 1099R.  Review the coding in box 7.  After entering the amounts in for the 1099R, you should see a the uncommon situations screen.  You must check the box to indicate this is a covid 19 withdrawal.  If one of the 1099s has a letter in box 7, there can not be a 1 as the second code as 1 is for non-Roth withdrawals.  

 

The 8915-E will be used for penalty relief from early retirement plan distributions and include the option to spread the distribution income over 3 years.  This may be a good option if the distribution is pushing you into a higher marginal tax bracket.  You may end up paying less tax if you spread the distribution over the 3 years.