@dmertz wrote:
During that past week past week (I've seen it mentioned beginning on about March 30, 2020) a number of people have reported the problem where duplicate Forms 1099-R are being inappropriately flagged, even forms that have different codes in box 7. It seems odd that a check with such a high false positive rate would be allowed to be implemented. At the moment it seems that filing will require that you mail your tax return.
I reported this to the MODS but no response so far. I cited 10-15 threads about this.
Many users have found to adding or subtraction 1 cent to box 1 allows the e-file.
(Because the box 1 amount is rounded to the nearest dollar on the tax return, just be sure that the 1 cent difference does not add or subtract a dollar due to rounding.)
**Disclaimer: This post is for discussion purposes only and is NOT tax advice. The author takes no responsibility for the accuracy of any information in this post.**
