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In 2020, I took a 401k distribution under the cares act. I opted to pay the tax over 3 years. How do I report/input the information on this year's return? 2021,2nd year

 
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In 2020, I took a 401k distribution under the cares act. I opted to pay the tax over 3 years. How do I report/input the information on this year's return? 2021,2nd year

You will report this in the Retirement Plans and Social Security section under Wages & Income.  However, the Form 8915-F has not been finalized by the IRS for including in a 2021 tax return so the questions are not being asked until the form is available.  There is no estimate from the IRS when this form will be available, but guessing sometime in March 2022.

In 2020, I took a 401k distribution under the cares act. I opted to pay the tax over 3 years. How do I report/input the information on this year's return? 2021,2nd year

The ability to enter the payment has not yet been implemented in TurboTax. The IRS has not even released the form for it yet.  Once those forms are implemented you will visit the "Retirement" topic in the "Wages and Income" tab.  If you have Forms 1099-R for TY2021 distributions, you can enter them as usual. 

 

If not, you just select "NO" when asked if you received a 1099-R. 

 

At either point, you will then be asked about prior year "Disaster Distributions."  Follow the prompts from there to enter the second installment of your distribution.  

In 2020, I took a 401k distribution under the cares act. I opted to pay the tax over 3 years. How do I report/input the information on this year's return? 2021,2nd year

Thank you

 

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