Why does1099-r, asking for boxes that are not on the paper.

[xmasbaby0]

Are you in the right place to enter your 1099R?  What box is not on it?

To enter your retirement income, Go to  Federal> Wages and Income>Retirement Plans and Social Security>IRA  401 k) Pension Plan Withdrawals to enter your 1099R.

[DoninGA]

Are you entering the Form 1099-R section -

To enter, edit or delete a form 1099-R -

Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security
On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click the start or update button

[rjs · Accepted solution]

A standard IRS Form 1099-R has all the boxes that are in TurboTax. Some payers might use their own form instead of the IRS form, and they might omit some boxes that they do not use. You can leave those boxes empty in TurboTax.