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New Member
posted Jun 4, 2019 10:03:51 PM

There is no box 16 on my form 1099-R

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 10:03:53 PM

You should fill in your Form 1099-R as the way how it is reported on your hard copy.  If there is nothing reported in box 16, leave it blank. 

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 10:03:53 PM

You should fill in your Form 1099-R as the way how it is reported on your hard copy.  If there is nothing reported in box 16, leave it blank. 

New Member
Feb 1, 2021 10:25:19 AM

TurboTax "demands" an amount or zero! If I don't have a Box 16, what is appropriate?

Expert Alumni
Feb 4, 2021 11:28:30 AM

@jdr41 If there is an entry in Boxes 14 or 15 on your 1099-R, TurboTax will expect an amount in Box 16.

 

If Box 14 shows State Tax withheld, the Distribution Amount (Box 1) should be entered in Box 16.

 

If no state tax was withheld, you can delete the State ID number, so that Boxes 14, 15 and 16 are blank.

 

Type '1099r' in the Search area, then click on 'Jump to 1099r' to get back to your entry.

 

Click this link for more info on How to Enter a 1099-R.

 

 

New Member
Mar 15, 2021 3:47:42 PM

My 1099-R also has no box 16 . . . but there's State Income Withheld in box 14.  Should I enter Taxable Income from box 2a.  It's a teacher pension from the state, so it's strange that it doesn't have a box 16.

Level 10
Mar 15, 2021 4:06:03 PM

Yes, enter the amount from Box 2a into TurboTax on Box 16.  Some companies produce Forms that are not identical to the IRS format.  

 

IRS 1099-R

Level 3
Jan 31, 2022 9:10:35 AM

Looking at the dates on the posts, this problem goes back to at least 2019.  Why hasn't TT gotten a clue by now, and started to provide on-screen instructions telling users what to do when they don't have a box 16, and explain what the number they enter is supposed to represent?  There isn't uniformity among the issuers of 1099-R's, but TT doesn't address this lack of uniformity.

 

Instead, we are supposed to search for answers in the TT Community and trust that the advice given is correct.

 

To prepare your taxes:

(1) Purchase TurboTax and fill out what you can using the software.

(2) Find a CPA in your area, and have him/her prepare your tax return.

 

Level 1
Mar 16, 2022 2:09:40 PM

I'm torn between putting 0 or putting in the amount of the gross distribution, since I've read to do it both ways, so no help at all on the community thing

 

Expert Alumni
Mar 16, 2022 4:03:28 PM

Your state taxes all income you receive. The state tax box really only matters when you are part year. The best option is to put the taxable amount to the state in there.

New Member
Mar 25, 2022 1:08:20 PM

I need help with my 1099-R.

Expert Alumni
Mar 25, 2022 1:35:03 PM

To clarify your question, what kind of help do you need with the 1099-R?

New Member
Apr 10, 2024 8:42:26 AM

I have an amount in line 14 on my 1099-R but no line 16

Expert Alumni
Apr 10, 2024 10:01:35 AM

You can enter the amount from box 1 in box 16.

New Member
Apr 10, 2024 2:29:02 PM

I have entered nothing in Box 16, as my 1099-R does not have Box 16. TurboTax will not let me proceed as it states... "State distribution amount can't be blank and can't be less than state tax withheld".  How do I proceed?

Expert Alumni
Apr 11, 2024 6:00:15 AM

Enter the amount from box 1 also in box 16. The Federal and State Distribution amounts are the same number.

New Member
Mar 8, 2025 6:48:24 AM

TT is asking me to put something into Box 16 from my 1099R form.

I have NO Box 16 on my 1099R form.

 

Why hasn't TT fixed this issue?

Level 15
Mar 8, 2025 7:05:32 AM


@No Box 16 wrote:

TT is asking me to put something into Box 16 from my 1099R form.

I have NO Box 16 on my 1099R form.

 

Why hasn't TT fixed this issue?


Do you have state income taxes withheld and entered in box 14 of the form 1099-R?  If so, the state distribution is entered in box 16 of 1099-R.  Use the amount in box 1 to enter in box 16 of the TurboTax1099-R 

The IRS Form 1099-R has a box 16 so whomever supplied your 1099-R is not using the IRS format - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099r.pdf

New Member
Mar 8, 2025 9:37:32 AM

Thank you for your reply. I did find the information in the Community Topics later.

 

But I think TT should have "Missing Box Information" accounted for. ie; If box 16 is missing on my form and I should "Use the amount in box 1 to enter in box 16 of the TurboTax1099-R" then tell me that.

 

As you say: "The IRS Form 1099-R has a box 16 so whomever supplied your 1099-R is not using the IRS format" - I'm sure that is true, but I have seen this issue on two government retirement 1099-R forms. One was a Federal and the other was a State 1099-R form.

 

So if two government Retirement Systems aren't following the correct format, how widespread could this problem potentially be? I'm just an individual user of TT so when something like this pops up, in a software program I Paid for, and I have to waste my time to find the correct answer, it doesn't make me a happy TT customer.