DanaB
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Retirement tax questions

No, you do not enter this under an IRA contribution.

If the code in box 7 on the 1099-R doesn't already show that it was a direct rollover then follow the steps below to show it was a rollover:

  1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
  2. Click "Take Me To My Return"
  3.  Click "Federal" from the left side of your screen
  4. Scroll down to “Retirement Plans and Social Security” and click “Show more
  5. Scroll down and click "Start" next to "IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R)
  6. Answer "Yes" to the question "Did You Have Any of These Types of Income?"
  7. Click "I'll Type it Myself"
  8. Choose "Form 1099-R, Withdrawal of Money from 401(k) Retirement Plans, Pensions, IRAs, etc." and select whom the form belongs to.
  9. Click "Continue" and enter the information from your 1099-R
  10. Answer questions until you get to “What Did You Do With The Money” and choose “I moved it to another retirement account
  11. Then choose “I rolled over all of this money.”