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February 18, 2024
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How do I open a second 1099-R for the same employer?

  • February 18, 2024
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Using Turbotax Desktop, I have the same employer for myself and my wife.  How do I open a second 1099-R form?

    Best answer by BruceF-106

    I found the answer by myself.  I had been going to OPEN FORM, and it had the company name of the 1099-R issued to my wife.  I clicked on it, and it made a copy of my wife's 1099-R.  If I entered anything on it, it changed my wife's 1099-R.  Anything I typed went instantly to my wife's 1099-R.  It was just a duplicate of my wife's form.

     

    The solution was to type in the name of the company manually (instead of selecting it from the list) and clicking CREATE.   I got the new form that I needed.

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    DoninGA
    Employee
    February 18, 2024

    When you enter a Form 1099-R and you are filing as Married Filing Jointly, before entering the form the program will ask you who the form belongs to, by Name.

     

    To enter, edit or delete a form 1099-R -

    Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
    Click on Wages and Income (Personal Income using Home and Business)
    Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
    Scroll down to Retirement Plans and Social Security
    On IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R), click the start or update button

    BruceF-106AuthorAnswer
    February 18, 2024

    I found the answer by myself.  I had been going to OPEN FORM, and it had the company name of the 1099-R issued to my wife.  I clicked on it, and it made a copy of my wife's 1099-R.  If I entered anything on it, it changed my wife's 1099-R.  Anything I typed went instantly to my wife's 1099-R.  It was just a duplicate of my wife's form.

     

    The solution was to type in the name of the company manually (instead of selecting it from the list) and clicking CREATE.   I got the new form that I needed.