AmyC
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Retirement tax questions

Before you start:

  1. Annuities that are non-qualified are funded with after tax dollars while a qualified annuity is funded with pre-tax dollars. 
  2. Your CSA form 1099-R: 
    • Box 5 can show the health insurance and nontaxable funds for this year, determine your health insurance amount included 
    • Box 9 -the total after tax money you contributed.
    • Box 9 is blank - find your OPM annuity statement from when you retired
  3. You will need
    • Annuity start date is the first month you received your annuity benefit.
    • Age at start date- when you got your first check
    • If joint/ survivor - need age on that date as well
    • Amount previously recovered:
      • If this is your first year - you're done, zero previously recovered
      • If this is not your first year -look at last year's return for the Simplified Method Worksheet to see how much has already been used. 

To enter:

Open your return to income section and select 1099-R section to begin

  1. Select CSA 1099R
  2. Enter the form
  3. None of these situations apply
  4. Enter health insurance
  5. Select I didn't roll or convert this money - if you just spent it
  6. A few more questions
  7. Annuity -periodic? - Yes, you get it each month
  8. Did you start getting in 2025? yes or no
  9. The program diverges at this point but you can continue entering the information you have located above. I will keep going but yours may look a little different.
  10. Was the total amount shown in the form -  the amount you paid tax on? I would select no
  11. Annuity information - fill in start date, your contributions, number of months in 2025, tax free amount previously recovered
  12. More than one individual covered? select your answer
  13. Enter age(s) when started

 

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