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Form 8915-F Qualified Disaster IRA Distributions

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April 13, 2024
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In TurboTax online, how do I add two qualified disasters to Form 8915-F for distributions from a single IRA/1099-R? So far, I have only been able to add a single qualified disaster for any given 1099-R. Thx.

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JotikaT2

If it was only on one 1099-R, you would only be able to designate one FEMA disaster zone on the screen titled "Which disaster affected...in 2023?".

The next screen will ask you "How many disaster distributions did you take in 2023?". You can enter the number of distributions taken on this screen.

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fanfare

since any one disaster in your area exempts you from 10% penalty for early withdrawal, what's the point ?

Number of distributions is not the number of disasters.

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turnrodAuthor

Yes, that is the issue. Turbotax online only allows a single disaster to be designated for each 1099-R; however, this is an artificial limitation by Turbotax.

The IRS allows multiple disaster designations for a taxpayer, which have nothing to do with the number of 1099-Rs. The number of distributions captured on a single 1099-R are not relevant.

The reason this matters is that there is a limitation on the amount that can be withdrawn without penalty for each taxpayer. The amount that can be withdrawn without penalty is based on each qualified disaster and has nothing to do with how many distributions the taxpayer makes nor the number of 1099-Rs.

Does Turbotax plan to correct his error so that more than one qualified disaster may be entered so users like myself can submit my taxes? Thank you.

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SueParker

Please is there any update on this topic. I live in Florida where there were 3 disasters in 2024 and I withdrew 22K for each one which IRS allows. Can someone inform me how to best proceed? I have desktop version and someone suggested at turbotax I pay additionally for online version and maybe it would work on that?? Much appreciate any advice. And yes as turnrod wrote DOES TURBOTAX PLAN TO CORRECT THIS ERROR?

SusanY1

This is not supported in the TurboTax program online or desktop.

The software does not handle situations where there are multiple distributions in the same year related to different disasters.

The full list of situations that TurboTax does not handle can be found HERE.

@SueParker

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