Error calculating TAX for RMD

[wbmeredith]

I have multiple IRA accounts.  I calculated the RMD amounts for each one, however I took a small portion of the required RMD from one account with less cash, and the remainder from an account with more cash.
I have always done this for years with no problem, since the tax code doesnt require you to take the exact amount from each account as long as you take the REQUIRED total.
When I enter this in TurboTax 2024, It shows a penalty due on one of the accounts and adds two thousand dollars of tax due.  If I put the required amount in the field for each account, which is not where the money was taken from, it calculates correctly.
Am I going to have to scrap this TurboTax and do my taxes manually?  I have been using TurboTax for MANY years, and can't believe how difficult it is to get support!

[VolvoGirl]

Yes they changed it this year.  See these two posts by dmertz.  He has a handle on it.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-i-determine-why-turbo-tax-thinks-i-did-n...

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/withdrawing-more-than-the-rmd-from-an-ira-bd...

[dmertz]

For each Form 1099-R, indicate no more than the gross-distribution amount (Form 1099-R box 1) as the amount of RMD required to be distributed from that account.  Presumably that will mean entering an amount less then the actual RMD for the account associated with the Form 1099-R for the smaller distribution and entering an amount larger than the RMD for that other account (but still no more than the gross amount distributed from that account) for which part of the distribution was to satisfy the RMD for the other IRA.  The sum of these two entries should be the total RMD required for the two IRAs combined.

[VolvoGirl]

@dmertz   What about if you didn’t take out the total RMD from all accounts like if you forgot one or took the wrong amount?  

[dmertz]

Then for one of the entries you'll have to enter more than the gross-distribution amount such that the total of the entries still equals the total RMD required.  The original question above indicated that the full RMD was satisfied, so my previous reply intentionally didn't address the situation where some amount of RMD remained unsatisfied.

[sandylw81]

I just found the same problem. Will turbo tax get this fixed? If I show money coming from the accounts the RMD was taken from then it shows a penalty because no RMD was shown on the other withdrawals. Not good

[MarilynG1]

When entering a 1099-R in TurboTax, if you are asked if this distribution is RMD, indicate Yes.  When asked if all or part of this distribution is RMD, indicate All.  

The IRS doesn't know what your RMD should be, how many Retirement Accounts you have, or if your RMD was taken from one account or parts from several; it's the duty of your Plan Administrator to include required RMD in any distribution you take from a Retirement Account.

For instance, if you have 1099-R's from two accounts, and your RMD was satisfied with a distribution from the first account, answer Yes and All when entering both 1099-R's.

Here's more info on What is RMD?.

@sandylw81 

[sandylw81]

Marylin, I withdrew my RMD from 3 different IRA accounts and I did a normal distribution from 3 different IRA accounts not required to make my total RMD for 2024. When keying in the distributions to keep the Federal Tax due at the correct amount I have to show each dollar amount withdrawn as the required RMD. In other words I am telling internal revenue service that I took $25,000.00 as a RMD when in fact it was a normal withdrawal.

Turbo Tax has a serious data entry problem that I hope they fix before April 15, 2025.

Sandra

[VolvoGirl]

Uh?  There really isn't any difference with a RMD and a "normal distribution".   They are all just distributions.  The RMD is just the minimum amount you must take out.  There is no max.  Are you saying you have 6 different accounts?  What kind of accounts don't you have to take a RMD from?  Are they inherited accounts?  How many 1099R forms did you get?  

[sandylw81]

The difference between a normal distribution and an RMD withdrawal is one is required and the other is a normal withdrawal. In other words I did my RMD from 3 IRA's and I wanted extra funds for the year so I did a normal withdrawal from 3 other IRA's. Yes I have 6 IRA accounts as each account has their own beneficiary .

Sorry this is still a Turbo Tax programing error.

[wbmeredith]

I agree, TurboTax has a programming error or an error in the instructions. I take LESS than the RMD from one account where most of the dividends and interested ate reinvested, and more than the RMD from an account that takes the dividends and interested ate reinvested as cash. These add up to my TOTAL RMD. When entering data into EACH account, the last field asks how much was taken from that account. If you enter the correct data, it’s in under on one account and an over on the other. In my case it raises my taxes due by $5,000.00. Apparently TurboTax isn’t doing math on the TOTALS of this field and treats them individually.  The communities response was to put the RMD amount in those fields rather than the amount actually withdrawn.  If that’s the way you’re supposed to do it, which to me seems wrong an why have the field then, then the instructions should say that, not just say enter the amount taken for each account entered 

in my opinion it is a major programming issue. They should be comparing the Totals. 

[sandylw81]

Finally someone that understands what I have been saying. Let's hope Turbo Tax gets this fixed. I keep checking since I have seen any update from Turbo Tax.

[wbmeredith]

Hopefully someone from TurboTax is monitoring these posts and understands the issues. Even with all the typos in my post, oops. 
if they need further clarification they should feel free to contact me. 

[wbmeredith]

To expand on this original issue...   We have a couple IRA's that we did not withdraw any funds from, as we took the RMD from an account with cash.  Since we didn't receive 1099 forms for these, where do we enter the amounts of RMD required?  Since I'm being told to just use the RMD amount in that final field in order not to cause a penalty or increased tax, I can't enter it there.
There is a major malfunction with this section of TurboTax, and it looks like I wasted money on the program, and I'll end up printing forms and doing my taxes manually.  
How do I get TurboTax to address this or respond to me?
I have been using TurboTax for MANY, MANY years, and fortunately have never needed help, which is a good thing because I can't seem to get "TURBOTAX" to help now.

[sandylw81]

I have been using turbo tax since it first came out as my son worked for them at the time. I can't even tell you how long. Any way I have talked to one person at turbo tax as she said there is a problem and to keep checking back to see if it gets fixed, otherwise she said just put in each amount withdrawn as the RMD so I will only be paying the Federal Tax due. In other words lie to Internal Revenue.

I don't think turbo tax reads our messages, if they did I think we would be getting some responses.