topic Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So I enter 0 but TurboTax requires a value of at least 0.01. So, wat do? in Retirement tax questions

Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So I enter 0 but TurboTax requires a value of at least 0.01. So, wat do?

moherring-gmail- — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:40:39 GMT

Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So I enter 0 but TurboTax requires a value of at least 0.01. So, wat do?

rjs — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 21:04:39 GMT

Don't enter anything. Leave the box empty in TurboTax. It is not necessary to enter something in every box. If it's blank on the form that you received, leave it blank in TurboTax.

Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So I enter 0 but TurboTax requires a value of at least 0.01. So, wat do?

DickEire — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 20:31:55 GMT

if I leave it blank it say the value must be above.01. Now what?

Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So...

AmyC — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 23:27:36 GMT

You must have other boxes with markings. We usually have most of the screen blank. Boxes 1,2, maybe 4, 7 maybe 14-16. You have something else entered to be triggering that question. Do you have an amount on 9b? Perhaps you have a detail page with your form to give supplemental information?

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Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So...

ronaldcapek — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:28:50 GMT

Everything matches the requirements of the previous response. But TurboTax still demands that I enter 0.01.

There is the matching distribution and amount in 1 and 2a. Blanks until 7, which is "7."

Boxes 14 through 16 were automatically and correctly filled in. (No other state involved.)

Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So...

MarilynG1 — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:44:54 GMT

You can leave Box 9a blank. This only applies if you received a distribution that only partly belongs to you; that's when you would enter a %.

Here's more info on Box 9a.

If this doesn't resolve the error, delete the 1099-R and re-enter it manually. If you're using TurboTax Online, you should close the program, clear your Cache and Cookies and re-try.

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Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So...

amacababbad — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:33:01 GMT

Just delete all the characters in 9a and 9b, and voila. Error diappear.

Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So I enter 0 but TurboTax requires a value of at least 0.01. So, wat do?

sykora5054 — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 20:43:58 GMT

Do not enter "0." Delete the "0" and leave it blank. (It should show a placeholder "%"). That worked for me.

Re: Hello, on my Form 1099-R the box 9a (Your percentage of total distribution) is left blank. So I enter 0 but TurboTax requires a value of at least 0.01. So, wat do?

scohen987 — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 23:54:30 GMT

It prefills 0 if you had it pull in the data from a pdf or financial institution, and gets mad when you submit it as 0. delete the 0 so its literally empty instead of "0" and then you can submit it.