@cvx1800 wrote:
So, I followed the instructions in saying "No" to receiving a 1099-R in 2021 and then filled out my 2020 Qualified Disaster Distribution (Coronavirus related withdrawal) from my 2020 return, but it did not change my 2021 federal refund amount. This leads me to believe that the software is not working properly. Why did my federal refund not decrease once I entered taxable income from the 2020 withdrawal?
You have to enter 1/3 of the 2020 distribution in both boxes -
If you had a Covid-19 related distribution in 2020 and selected to spread the distribution over 3 years -
Answer No when asked if you received a Form 1099-R in 2021, if you did not receive the form
Answer Yes when asked if you took a disaster distribution
Answer Yes when asked if you took a Qualified 2020 Disaster Distribution
Check the box that this was a Coronavirus-related distribution reported in 2020
If the 2020 distribution was from an account that was Not an IRA
2020 Form 8915E Line 9 - Enter 1/3 of the amount from the 2020 distribution in both boxes for Line 9
If the 2020 distribution was from an IRA account
2020 Form 8915E Line 17 - Enter 1/3 of the amount from the 2020 distribution in both boxes for Line 17
The 1/3 of the amount from the 2020 distribution will be entered on the 2021 Form 1040 Line 4b if from an IRA or on Line 5b if from a retirement plan other than an IRA
