If I rolled over my 401k, what do I do if I did not receive a 1099-R?

[Bsch4477]

If it was a direct transfer you might not get a 1099-R. Check with your financial institution. 

[Opus 17]

if you made a direct transfer from one plan to the other, you might not get a 1099R. And in that case, you have nothing to report to the IRS so don’t worry about it.  

In most cases, a direct transfer does not create a taxable event and does not have to be reported. A direct transfer would only be a taxable event if you went from a pretax plan to a Roth IRA, which would be considered a Roth IRA conversion.

[dmertz · Accepted solution]

The 401(k) plan administrator must always issue a Form 1099-R reporting the distribution from the plan that is rolled over (as long as the amount in question is $10 or more).  Contact the plan administrator to obtain the missing Form 1099-R.

(The answers suggesting that a Form 1099-R might not be required apply only to IRA-to-IRA trustee-to-trustee transfers, not to rollovers from a 401(k).)

[SweetieJean]

@dmertz  What if it's a rollover to another 401(k)?

[dmertz]

It's possible for one 401(k) to be moved to another, say, when one company acquires another and combines the plans into one, an this is done by nonreportable transfer.  Such a transfer is not a rollover.  Movement of funds between plans of unrelated companies would be a reportable rollover.

[mbruno4nd]

Thank you. This is correct and the original plan administrator will be sending me a 1099-R by the end of the month.