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REPORTING INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO TRADITIONAL IRA AND SIMPLE IRA WITHDRAWALS
You must supply all requested information for the withdrawal so the trustee or custodian can properly report the withdrawal.
If you have any questions regarding a withdrawal, please consult a competent tax professional or refer to IRS Publication 590-B, Distributions from
Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), for more information. This publication is available on the IRS website at www.irs.gov or by calling
1-800-TAX-FORM.
WITHDRAWAL REASON
IRA assets can be withdrawn at any time. Most IRA withdrawals are reported to the IRS. IRS rules specify the distribution code that must be used to
report each withdrawal on IRS Form 1099-R, Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc.
Transfer to Another IRA. Transfers are not reported on Form 1099-R. Transfers may be made by an IRA owner, beneficiary, or former spouse under a
transfer due to a divorce. Inherited IRA assets may only be transferred to another inherited IRA, unless you are a spouse beneficiary.
Normal Withdrawal (Age 59½
or older). If you are age 59½ or older, withdrawals (including required minimum distributions) are reported on Form
1099-R using code 7.
Early Withdrawal (Under age 59½). If you are under age 59½, withdrawals for any reason not listed below are reported on Form 1099-R using code 1.
• Disability. If you are under age 59½ and disabled, withdrawals are reported on Form 1099-R using code 3.
• Direct Conversion to a Roth IRA, Substantially Equal Periodic Payments, or IRS Levy. If you are under age 59½, withdrawals due to direct
conversions to a Roth IRA, substantially equal periodic payments, or IRS levy are reported on Form 1099-R using code 2. Certain distributions
taken due to federally declared disasters also are reported using code 2. Please refer to the IRS website at www.irs.gov for more information and
a listing of the disaster areas.
• SIMPLE IRA Withdrawal in the First Two Years (No IRS penalty exception). If you are under age 59½ and less than two years have passed since
the first contribution to your SIMPLE IRA, withdrawals are reported on Form 1099-R using code S.
Death Withdrawal by a Beneficiary. Withdrawals by beneficiaries following the death of the original IRA owner are reported on Form 1099-R using
code 4. Use code G with code 4 for a surviving spouse beneficiary who elects a direct rollover to an eligible employer-sponsored retirement plan.
Direct Rollover to an Eligible Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plan. Direct rollovers to eligible employer-sponsored retirement plans (Internal
Revenue Code Section (IRC Sec.) 401(a) (e.g., 401(k), profit sharing, money purchase pension plan), annuity plan (IRC Sec. 403(a)), tax-sheltered
annuity plan (IRC Sec. 403(b)), or governmental deferred compensation plan (IRC Sec. 457(b)) are reported on Form 1099-R using code G.
Prohibited Transaction. Prohibited transactions as defined in IRC Sec. 4975(c) are reported on Form 1099-R using code 5.
Excess Contribution Removed Before the Excess Removal Deadline. Excess contributions removed before the excess removal deadline (your tax filing
deadline, including extensions) must include the net income attributable to the excess.
• If your excess contribution was contributed and removed in the same year, before the excess removal deadline, the withdrawal is reported on
Form 1099-R using code 8. If you are under age 59½ also use code 1.
• If your excess contribution was contributed in one year and removed in the next year, before the excess removal deadline, the withdrawal is
reported on Form 1099-R using code P. If you are under age 59½ also use code 1.
Excess Contribution Removed After the Excess Removal Deadline. If your excess contribution is removed after the excess removal deadline, the
withdrawal is reported on Form 1099-R using code 1 if you are under age 59½ or code 7 if you are age 59½ or older.
SEP or SIMPLE IRA Excess Contribution Removed Under the EPCRS. Excess SEP or SIMPLE IRA contributions removed under the Employee Plans
Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) generally are reported on Form 1099-R using code E.
Recharacterization. A Traditional IRA contribution including the net income attributable may be recharacterized as a Roth IRA contribution up until
your tax filing deadline, including extensions.
• Recharacterizations that occur in the same year for which the contribution was made are reported on Form 1099-R using code N.
• Recharacterizations that occur after the year for which the contribution was made are reported on Form 1099-R using code R.
Revocation of a Regular Contribution. Revocations of regular contributions are reported on Form 1099-R using code 8. If you are under age 59½ and
earnings on the contribution are distributed, also use code 1.
Revocation of Rollover, Transfer, or SEP or SIMPLE IRA Contribution. Revocations of rollovers, transfers, or SEP or SIMPLE IRA plan contributions are
reported on Form 1099-R using code 1 if you are under age 59½ or code 7 if you are age 59½ or older.