Retirement tax questions

If Box 16 (State Distribution) on your 1099-R form is blank but TurboTax is indicating an error, here's what you can do:

1. Check Boxes 14 and 15: If there are entries in Boxes 14 (State Tax Withheld) or 15 (State ID Number), TurboTax expects an amount in Box 16 (State distribution) 
2. Leave it blank if no state tax was withheld: If Boxes 14 and 15 are blank, you can leave Box 16 blank as well - and this should remove error.

If there should be an amount in Box 16 and it's missing, you will need to request a corrected 1099-R form from the issue

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