Thanks Irene. Since Turbo Tax filled in the State and State ID automatically I did not think to blank out box 15. Also shame on me for not noticing that the state id number provided didn't match the one on the paper 1099-R. I have for years left 14 and 16 blank based on Turbo Tax help notes. I hope the notes are as clear as you were if box 14 says exempt: “leave eave boxes 14, 15, and 16 blank.”
To be specific, what worked for me was to go to forms immediately upon starting TurboTax and blanked out those boxes in the 1099-R and was then able to proceed with filing without any other re-entry of data.
