Depends.....if you are ~retirement age and get SS income, then that is where the SSA-1099 $$ are entered...so in that situation it is required....and needs $$ entered in it. Deleting it would remove your SS income.
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If you did not receive any SS income during 2022, then it could probably/maybe be removed...but I'm not certain about that...or what the effect would be, if any.
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