Why does Premier version state that code G is incompatible with code 7 for a 403B rollover into several IRAs? Should I ignore this "error"?

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June 1, 2019
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These codes appeared in box 7 of a 1099-R.

dmertz

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According to the IRS instructions for Form 1099-R, codes G and 7 are not permitted to be used together in the same box 7. It wouldn't make sense to do so. Code G is for a distribution that is directly rolled over to another qualified retirement account and code 7 is for a regular distribution that is not directly rolled over to another qualified retirement account, so the two codes have mutually incompatible meanings.

Perhaps you actually have a single page that is reporting two separate Forms 1099-R. Do not combine separate lines, report each as a separate Form 1099-R. Or perhaps your are confusing the box number labeling with a box-7 code.

If you really do have a single Form 1099-R with both code G and code 7 in the same box, contact the payer to obtain a correction.