JulieS
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Retirement tax questions

Form 8915-F is not related to the RMD questions. Every time you go back through the 1099-R section you will be asked the RMD questions. That doesn't mean that your answer wasn't saved and it has nothing to do with your Form 8915-F. 

 

Form 8915-F is generated from a disaster distribution from a retirement account taken in 2020 or 2021. For most people this is due to the Covid-19 disaster, but it can also be due to another federal disaster in those years.

 

Please try these steps to fix the rejection issue:

 

 

  1. Select Federal on the left side menu.
  2. Under  Wages & Income, find IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R).
  3. Select Add/ Edit to the right.
  4. Click Continue on the Review your 1099-R info​​​​​​​ screen.
  5. Answer Yes to the Have you ever taken a disaster distribution before 2022? 
  6. Answer Yes to Did you take a 2020 Qualified Disaster Distribution?
  7. Uncheck the box next to "If this was a Coronavirus-related distribution reported in 2020 check here" and click Continue.
  8. On the Which disaster affected you in 2020? screen I selected the blank entry and click Back .
  9. Then recheck the box next to "If this was a Coronavirus-related distribution reported in 2020 check here" and continue.

 

Another option is to delete "Form 8915-F" and "Qualified 2020 Disaster Retirement Distr" and then go back to the retirement section and reenter the information:
 

  1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax.
  2. In the left menu, select Tax Tools and then Tools.
  3. In the pop-up window Tool Center, select Delete a form.
  4. Select Delete next to Form 8915-F and Qualified 2020 Disaster Retirement Distr and click Continue.
  5. Confirm your Delete.
  6. Find  Wages & Income, find IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click Add/ Edit to the right.
  7. Click Continue on the Review your 1099-R info​​​​​​​ screen.
  8. Answer Yes to Did you take a 2020 Qualified Disaster Distribution?
  9. Check the box next to If this was a Coronavirus-related distribution reported in 2020 check here, and enter your information.

    Please let me know if this worked for you.
     
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