"I figured it out on my own

If you could not figure out what "wouldn't let me" meant after your comment about the 8606, then may be helping others is a stretch for you"

Sorry you got frustrated with something you were entering.

"And yes, i realize 1099 r is for dist not contribution. Thanks for pointing that out though."

Yes, when we are our own bosses, it sometimes helps to have someone else remind us to examine everything we might be skipping past, when we seem to be looping through our own errors. Did you notice Lisa has a bit of experience?

This is not Customer Support or Tech Support. This is peer users trying to help, while also being a bit busy this time of year.

Wow; you just lost out on the chance to explain that entry, and what you found that resolved it, as being helpful to other peer users that volunteer here.