where do I find the amount of RMD I received last year? I do not see it on my 1099-R.

[MaryK4 · Accepted solution]

You can find your RMD on your Form 5498, Box 12b.  Unfortunately the 5498 is not due to you until May so it may not be available yet.  Most financial institutions include your calculated RMD on your December 31 year-end statement or your January monthly statement, and you can always contact your trustee to get the amount.  

[SteamTrain · Accepted solution]

@onthehill1 

If the 1099-R is form your pension that you receive monthly....then the RMD is whatever is in box 1 of that 1099-R form.

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You only need to calculate, to make sure you take an RMD each year, is for retirement accounts that you have control over deciding when, and how much $$ to take out each year.  Like traditional IRAs, or 401k/TSP accounts.  Those you do have control over how much you remove each year.