Retirement tax questions

@TTUserfromCA you use one method of the other, not both.  If you followed TTMarilynG's method then you do NOT also enter a 1099-R.  They are just two different methods to do the exact same thing - add the returned amount to the 1040 line 1 wages - use the method that is simplest for you..   And this only properly reports the return of the taxable excess and has nothing to to with the W-2 e-file error which is a separate issue - a TT bug.
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