1099-R forms for 2013

[pmacduff]

Anybody else notice on the IRS website that the instructions for the 2013 1099-R forms are not included? It jumps from 2012 to 2014. The actual 2013 forms are there along with the 2013 1099 General Instructions, but no form specific instructions for the "R" forms. I like to download the *.pdf files of the instructions so I have them handy for reference. Not a big deal I realize, just found this odd and wondered if anyone knew why?

[masteff]

Some of their new "helpful" webpages have minor problems like you describe.

I went straight to the hardcore way: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/

A more normal way is the prior year forms search function: http://apps.irs.gov/app/picklist/list/priorFormPublication.html?value=1099-r&criteria=formNumber

Here's the file in question: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1099r--2013.pdf

The irs.gov/pub folder can be interesting to nose around. For example, IRBs are in the irs-irbs subfolder before listed most other places. And the lastest announcements, notices, rev procs and rev rules can be found in the irs-drop subfolder. When I had more compliance duties at a prior job, I used those regularly to keep up on the latest developments (especially right after EGTRRA passed and we had new stuff almost daily).

[pmacduff]

thank you masteff. I like that you said "A more normal way is the prior year forms search function:..." because I would have thought that the 2013 instructions would be current year since the forms we prepare next month are 2013 forms, not 2014!

[K2retire]

Both of you should know that "normal" and "IRS" are mutually exclusive!