nontaxable Cares Act Roth distribution - what lines of 8915E should it show

[kndwilley1840]

my Cares Act nontaxable Roth distribution showing up on line 5 of 8915E not in column 2 of line 3 - is this correct since it is a Roth that is nontaxable. is it still classified as a covid distribution even though declared on line 5.

[DaveF1006]

No. it sounds like you reported this incorrectly in Turbo Tax. If entered correctly:

1. It should show up in the Smart Worksheet that is in the beginning to 8915-E in Box C under Total Distributions and Distributions on 8915-E
2. It should also appear in Line 3 in columns A & B.
3. Line 5 should be blank
4. You might want to go back and review your entries regarding this 1099-R.  Check your distribution Code in Box 7. Should be a J, which indicates this is an early distribution from a Roth IRA.  If any other distribution code is listed, then you may need to get a corrected 1099-R from your trustee of your retirement account.
5. Also carefully answer the COVID questions in the follow up questions after you review/edit your 1099-R form

[dmertz]

If editing the 1099-R form does not cause the Roth IRA distribution to be treated as a CRD, delete and reenter the 1099-R being careful to answer the questions as indicated by DaveF1006.

[kndwilley1840]

Thank you both but the roth withdrawal was not an early distribution. code given was T. I am 67 and have had the roth for over 5 years. Just want to include as covid since it was - so I can repay over 3 years since I lost my job last year and forced to retire.  did try to delete and reenter the roth but did not change 8915E???

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sorry, I retract.

Your amounts go on Lines 15 - 18 in Part III

[dmertz]

Ignore my previous response.  I had assumed that this was the only CRD that you received and that you received this distribution before age 59½.

What you are experiencing is a bug in TurboTax.  TurboTax still has many problems with teh way it prepares Part I of Form 8915-E, one of which is that it mishandles any CRD reported with code T or code Q in box 7 of a Form 1099-R by failing to include the distribution in column (b) of line 3 of Form 8915-E (whether or not any other CRD is present on the form).  Apparently the TurboTax developers thought that there was no reason to treat such a nontaxable distribution as a CRD, but the developers overlooked that the recipient might want to take 3 years to repay the distribution, requiring the distribution to be present in column (b) of line 3.

If you are using the  CD/download version of TurboTax, as a workaround you can enter the amount directly in column (b) of line 3.

If you are using the online version of TurboTax, there is no good workaround.

Perhaps @DaveF1006 can follow up on this with TurboTax Product Quality.

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So far I've tried three tax programs including TurboTax Online, for a COVID distribution with part paid back.

all three give different taxable amount on Line 4b.

I don't think TurboTax is correct in my scenario either.

[kndwilley1840]

Can the tax experts turn over to update department to have this fixed if problem with programs