There have been many TT customers complaining that the 2024 Deluxe program will not allow the Federal filing process to occur if Form 1099-R, Box 16 contains a figure less than Box 14. (In my case, Box 16 has always shown $0.00, and therefore has always been less than whatever has been in Box 14.) The suggested "fix" for this has been to enter the amount from Box 1 or Box 2a into Box 16, then TT will release its grip on your return and allow it to be filed. To me this "fix" violates the rules which state that we should always enter 1099 figures exactly as they are shown.
While TT is pondering how to repair this glitch, are there any IRS employees or family members out there who can assure all of us that such a work-around is okay in their eyes?
