Disaster Distribution and this year's taxes

[zylopup]

When I filed my taxes last week, I got the selection for Disaster Relief distributions. I thought it said that getting Covid-19 funds in 2020 counted in this category. I can't find any more information about that when I search online. Do the relief checks we received in 2020 count in this category as a disaster relief distribution (which I included on my tax returns for 2020), or is it only if we took money out of IRAs or other retirement funds in 2020 due to Covid-19 that we should check yes?

[RobertB4444]

Just the retirement amounts.  Not the stimulus payments.  However, as long as you didn't enter any amounts in there you should be fine.

@zylopup

[zylopup]

Thank you! Now, I can't go back to that page to uncheck it in the online software when I manually go back through all the sections. It has disappeared. Do you know anything about that?

[RobertB4444]

Didn't you file last week?  if you've already filed then you can't fix it now.  You'll need to wait and amend your return.

@zylopup

[zylopup]

No, I was trying to file, but because I said yes to that distribution, the software told me that I needed to wait for Congress to finalize the form before I could file. I paid to file, but I haven't filed. Since I already paid, I can't go back in and start over. I can only manually check the data. But I can't find that form again to say No and clear it out of my form so I can go ahead and file.

[MayaD]

Please follow these steps if you didn't take any disaster distribution: 

• Go to Federal / Wages & Income.
• Scroll down to Wrap up income.
• Continue.
• At the screen Did you take a disaster distribution at any time between 2018 and 2020? answer No. 

[zylopup]

Hi, I did not get that option. My next option after Done with Income was three ads, then a page about Digital Assets.

[MarilynG1]

Try closing TurboTax, clear your Cache and Cookies and then open it.   On the left-side menu, click on Tax Tools > Tools, then choose 'Delete a Form' from the pop-up menu. 

Look for a Form 8915 and delete it if it's included in your return.