I've just filed my 1099-R where I had a 13,741 distribution. There's supposed to be a place to indicate 10K on a first home purchase but it didn't appear

[bkschmi]

Apparently this question is supposed to appear: "Did you use your IRA to pay for any of these expenses?" - and the answer is "first home purchase" but it didn't appear.

[BillM223]

Are you under 59 1/2? Being younger than that would trigger a 10% early distribution penalty. But if you are older than 59 1/2, then there would be no penalty, hence no need for the question.

Second, can you confirm that the distribution was from an IRA and not some sort of retirement plan like a 401(k)?

[dmertz]

As BillM223 implies, the first-home penalty exception only applies to distributions from IRAs.  If the Form 1099-R provided by the payer does not have the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box marked (and likely code 1 in box 7), your distribution is not eligible for this penalty exception.