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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
October 7, 2020
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Disaster retirement distributions spread over 3 years...help please!

  • October 7, 2020
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Ive never had one of these.  Im not sure I understand how it works.

Ive got a new client for 2019, in 2018 she took a $30,000 distribution from her 401k as a qualified disaster distribution.

In her 2018 tax return I see a 1099R worksheet (HRBlock) for the 30k, with a taxable amount of 10k, coded L1

I also see the 8915B that shows that 10k taxable amount.

She didnt have any 1099R for 2019, but it looks like shes supposed to be paying tax on 10k a year for 3 years, is that how this works?   

How does it get entered in 2019?

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sjrcpa
Level 15
October 7, 2020

"it looks like shes supposed to be paying tax on 10k a year for 3 years, is that how this works? "  Yes

I can't help you with ProSeries. There must be a worksheet somewhere.

The more I know the more I don’t know.
Intuit Community Champion
October 7, 2020

Hi  @Just-Lisa-Now- In ProSeries on the 1099 worksheet, scroll down, and there is a smart worksheet for a disaster distribution

Here is link, https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/disaster-relief-bill-includes-retirement-plan-distribution-and-loan-options

Participants taking a qualified disaster distribution can include it in income in equal amounts over three years, beginning with the year that includes the distribution date. Participants may also repay qualified disaster distributions within three years of receiving a distribution by making one or more contributions to an eligible retirement plan. Any repayment is treated as a trustee-to-trustee transfer.

A qualified disaster distribution is an amount up to $100,000 taken by a participant whose main home was in the federally declared disaster area and the distribution was made for:

  • Harvey, after August 22, 2017, and before January 1, 2019;
  • Irma, after September 3, 2017, and before January 1, 2019;
  • Maria, after September 15, 2017, and before January 1, 2019;
  • The 2016 disasters, in either 2016 or 2017; and
  • California wildfires, after October 7, 2017, and before January 1, 2019.
Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
October 7, 2020

On the 1099R worksheet?    I saw that QDD area, but she doesn't have a 1099R for 2019, so i didnt understand how that would work.

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
October 7, 2020

I think I need to fill out an 8915C but I'm struggling to fill it out....no thats not it either, that says for 2018 distributions received in 2019.

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