Why is Line 4a less than Line 4b?

[Accountant-Man]

Form? Federal? State?

[Just-Lisa-Now- · Accepted solution]

Inuit claims its "by design" that how its suppose to be....as long as your taxable amount is correct, that's all IRS is looking at.

[IRonMaN]

According to the instructions, you don't enter an amount in 4a if the IRA distribution is fully taxable.

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

not sure why that wasn't helpful   

[IRonMaN]

Some people just can't handle the truth. :grimacing:

[TAXOH]

Too bad we don't know in advance if they want the truth or not.

[IRonMaN]

I'm pretty good at answering questions as helpful if folks really don't care whether or not the answer is truthful :smirk:

[TAXOH]

:+1: