DaveF1006
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Retirement tax questions

It depends. One of the most intriguing things about trust account is that they do not have a separate category to report 1099-R. As a result, this is how you report.

  1. Click the Federal Taxes tab and then click "Income".
  2. Click the Start (or Update) button to the right of "Other income or loss".
  3. On the Other Income page, enter "Ordinary income from 1099-R Box 2a" as the description.
  4. Enter the amount treated as ordinary income in Box 2a under "Amount" and click the Continue button.
  5. To claim a deduction against the overages and other deductions, go to the deductions tab
  6. Go to expenses, taxes, and fees
  7. Select other deductions
  8. Here is where you list these deductions.  Here you enter an explanation stating these deductions that were taken form the distribution from the 1099-R.  Enter as 1099-R deductions and overages and then the amount of the deduction.
  9. Now you can verify this by going to your forms and verifying on your 1041 the following:
  •  Your 1099-R for the full amount will be on line 8 of the form
  • Your deductions will appear on Line 15A

 

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