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a-baxter1
March 2, 2020
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Form 1099-R (MLC): Box 12a For electronic filing, New York State withholdings can not be greater than or equal to gross distribution or state distribution. Box 12a

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a-baxter1Author
March 2, 2020

I filled mine out exactly how it is on my 1099-R and I keep getting this error. For me it was 5.00. What could I be doing wrong?

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JulieS
March 2, 2020

You aren't doing anything wrong, but the tax withheld can't be more than the distribution. 

 

Sometimes, there is a number in box 12, and box 14 is blank, that will cause an error, because the tax withheld from a distribution can't be more than the distribution.

 

If this is the case, fill in box 12 and 13 as they are on the 1099-R form, and enter the number from box 2a in box 14. 
 

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    a-baxter1Author
    March 2, 2020

    Thank you for the reply, and that would make sense. On my form it shows:

     

    2a - empty 

    12- 5.00

    13 - State/Payers state no

    14 - empty

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