DawnC
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Retirement tax questions

If you had state tax withheld from your 1099-R, the state payer ID must be entered in box 15.   If there is no amount in box 14 or box 16, you can leave all 3 blank.    Ask the issuer for the information if it is not there and state tax was withheld.  

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