I was laid off. In taking my first withdrawal from my 401k I was told I could only make this one withdrawal and the rest *must* be rolled over into an IRA.
As my unemployment progressed I withdrew from the IRA until it was gone (2018).
I have a job now and want to create a traditional IRA before April 15, 2019 to be attributed to my 2018 tax year for the income deduction.
Did that 401k forced rollover from my 401k to an IRA mean I can't now create one for 2018?
BTW, I only received one 1099-R from Fidelity noted as "G"=direct rollover. I didn't receive a 1099 for the subsequent withdrawals from the IRA.
