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March 17, 2025
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How to fix 1099R, Box 14A, the error message: New York State withholdings can not be greater than or equal to gross distribution?

  • March 17, 2025
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    SteamTrain
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    March 17, 2025

    @karlarson 

     

    That is an extremely common problem....thousands of times so far this year, because most payers of 1099-R forms don't put anything in box 16.

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    To solve this problem:

     

    1)  If box 2a of your 1099-R form has a positive non-zero number in it, copy that value into box 16.

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    2)  If box 2a is empty or "Undetermined", you need to enter the Federally-taxable amount of box 1 into box 16

    ____________*Answers are correct to the best of my knowledge when posted, but should not be considered to be legal or official tax advice.*