RayW7
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Retirement tax questions

If you roll over funds from a 401(k) to a traditional IRA, and you roll over the entire amount, you won't have to pay taxes on the rollover. Your money will remain tax-deferred, and you won't be taxed on it until you withdraw money from it permanently.

 

Did you do a trustee to trustee transfer and did you receive a 1099-R with Box 7 marked as G?  If both of these items are correct it should show up as not taxable.  

 

Revisit your 1099-R interview questions to verify there are no errors.

 

You should have received a 1099-R tax statement for this transaction to be entered in the following area in TurboTax Online:

 

  • Click My Account (Top right of your screen).

  • Select Tools.

  • In the pop up window, select Topic Search.

  • In the search bar, type in 1099-r

  • Highlight it and select GO, and follow the prompts

If you rolled over your 401(k) to the Traditional IRA "trustee to trustee" (without ever having actually received a check) the rollover will not be taxable, but the 1099-R should be reported.

If Box 7 is not marked with G you should contact the payer and have this corrected.