Do I check Gross Distribution on 1099-R as "None of this withdrawal was an RMD"? (this amount was reinvested in the same account)?

[FogRider]

how do you report a suspended RMD? Is it just reported on Turbo-Tax as "non of this withdrawal was a RMD"/

[dmertz]

Correct.  Because RMDs were waived for 2020, none of this distribution was RMD even though that was the original intent of the distribution.

[Rascal2016]

For tax year 2020, I made a withdrawal from an IRA when an RMD was not required. Is there an advantage to call the withdrawal an RMD or a simple withdrawal?  Is there a difference in taxes to be paid for an RMD versus a "normal" withdrawal?

[DMarkM1]

In normal years the answer is yes.  An RMD not taken, results in a substantial tax penalty (50% of RMD).  You would not want to indicate a normal withdrawal before taking the RMD.  However, this year the penalty for not taking an RMD has been waived.  So your withdrawal is normal with no penalties.

[dmertz]

Nothing you your tax return distinguishes a distribution that you received as a required distribution from any other regular distribution.  The tax treatment is the same.  The difference is that a required distribution is not eligible for rollover; TurboTax asks how much is RMD only to determine how much is eligible for rollover.