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Edelen
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2021 Early Withdrawal due to COVID

I withdrew early from a qualified retirement plan in 2021 for the first time due to COVID.  How do you complete the form to qualify for the tax break?  I have tried everything and nothing gets me to complete the new IRS form 8915F.  Does the 1099R have to have a certain distribution code in block 7?

Is something not right with TurboTax.  I am using the Deluxe version.  Thanks

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2021 Early Withdrawal due to COVID

Assuming that you requested to have the 2020 Coronavirus-related distribution spread across three years -

 

You must go to the Retirement Income section of the program for a Form 1099-R to be able to enter your 2nd year of the 2020 distribution -

Click on Federal

Click on Wages & Income

Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security

On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click on the Start or Revisit button

On the screen Did you get a 1099-R in 2021? Click on NO, if you did not receive a 2021 Form 1099-R in 2022

 

Answer Yes when asked Have you ever taken a disaster distribution before 2021?

Answer Yes when asked if you took a Qualified 2020 Disaster Distribution

Check the box that this was a Coronavirus-related distribution reported in 2020

 

In the box 2020 Form 8915-E, line 4, column b - Leave blank or enter a 0

This is not required on a Form 8915-F for a Coronavirus-related distribution

 

If the 2020 distribution was from an account that was Not an IRA

Enter 1/3 of the amount from the 2020 distribution in both boxes for Line 9

2020 Form 8915E, line 9, if you checked the box on that line, enter 0

2020 Form 8915E Line 9 

 

If the 2020 distribution was from an IRA account

Enter 1/3 of the amount from the 2020 distribution in both boxes for Line 17

2020 Form 8915E, line 17, if you checked the box on that line, enter 0

2020 Form 8915E Line 17 

 

Do not enter anything in the other boxes, leave them blank (empty)

 

The 1/3 of the amount from the 2020 distribution will be entered on the 2021 Form 1040 Line 4b if from an IRA or on Line 5b if from a retirement plan other than an IRA

 

After completing the Wages & Income section you will land on a screen Did you take a disaster distribution at any time between 2018 and 2020?

Answer NO since you have already completed the entering the 1/3 of the 2020 distribution.

 

You can view your Form 1040 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

 

Using the desktop editions click on Forms.  Open the Form 1040

 

NOTE - During Federal Review you may get a notice to check an entry.  Clicking Check Entries takes you to the Check This Entry screen showing a box for entering a FEMA Disaster name.  Put your cursor in the box (click in the box) and then click on the spacebar.  Click on Continue  On the following screen Run Smart Check Again click on Done.

 

The Form 8915-F you completed already has the box for the Coronavirus checked on Item D of the form.

As stated on the Form 8915-F -

If your disaster is the coronavirus, check this box ▶ Don’t list the coronavirus in item C.

Edelen
Returning Member

2021 Early Withdrawal due to COVID

thanks for such a quick response, but to be honest half of what you wrote doesnt match up to my screens that i see under that section.

Your statement "assuming that you requested to have the 2020 COVID related distribution spread across three years".  Who would I have had to request this to?  I requested a withdrawal from my financial institution, didnt state any reason why.  Block 7 on my 1099R is 1, is this what the issue is? 

2021 Early Withdrawal due to COVID


@Edelen wrote:

thanks for such a quick response, but to be honest half of what you wrote doesnt match up to my screens that i see under that section.

Your statement "assuming that you requested to have the 2020 COVID related distribution spread across three years".  Who would I have had to request this to?  I requested a withdrawal from my financial institution, didnt state any reason why.  Block 7 on my 1099R is 1, is this what the issue is? 


There is no tax break for a distribution made in 2021 due to the Coronavirus.  That was only available to distributions made in 2020.

Entering a 2021 distribution with a code 1 in box 7 of the 1099-R means Early distribution, no known exception (in most cases, under age 59½)

There will be a 10% early distribution penalty assessed on the distribution and entered on the federal tax return as a tax liability.

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