Form 1099-QA - Distributions from ABLE Accounts
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Per IRS Instructions for Forms 1099-QA and 5498-QA, page 1:

Qualified ABLE program

A qualified ABLE program is a program established and maintained by a state, or agency, or instrumentality of a state:

  • Under which an ABLE account may be established for a blind or disabled individual whose blindness or disability occurred before age 26 (an “eligible individual”), who is the owner and designated beneficiary of the account;
  • Which permits contributions to such ABLE account to pay for the qualified disability expenses of the account’s designated beneficiary;
  • Which limits a designated beneficiary to one ABLE account; and
  • That meets the other requirements of section 529A.

Form 1099-QA, Distribution from ABLE Accounts, should be sent to you by January 31, if you received a distribution from an ABLE Account. You may also receive Form 5498-QA, ABLE Account Contribution Information. This form is not required to be reported on your return.

To enter data from your Form 1099-QA:

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal (on smaller devices, click in the top left corner of your screen, then click Federal).
  2. Click the Other Income dropdown, then click Distributions from ABLE Accounts (Form 1099-QA).
  3. Click + Add Form 1099-QA to create a new copy of the form or click Edit to edit a form already created (desktop program: click Review instead of Edit).
  4. Continue with the interview process to enter your information.

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