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Part I. Form 8915-F (2020

Instruction 8915-F — Instructions for Form 8915-F, Qualified Disaster Retirement Plan Distributions and Repayments · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States

Disasters): Lines To Use Look for the year of the form you are filing.

2021 Form 8915-F (2020 Disasters)

See Qualified disaster

TIP distribution requirements ,

earlier, under Qualified Disaster Distribution Requirements for the cutoff dates for making these distributions and for other criteria for these distributions.

IF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AND . . . . . . . . . . . THEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were made to
you in 2021
—
Complete Parts I, II, and III, as applicable. If you received qualified distributions for
the Alaska (4585-DR-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
Complete Parts I, II, and III, as applicable. If you received qualified distributions for
the Alaska (4585-DR-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were made to
you in 2021
—
If you must complete Part III, complete 2021 Form 8606 if either of the following
applies.
If you must complete Part III, complete 2021 Form 8606 if either of the following
applies.
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were made to
you in 2021
—
• You received a qualified 2020 disaster distribution in 2021 from a traditional
IRA, and you have a basis in the IRA.
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were made to
you in 2021
—
• You received a qualified 2020 disaster distribution from a Roth IRA.
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were made to
you in 2021
—
For more information, see 2021 Form 8606 and its instructions.
For more information, see 2021 Form 8606 and its instructions.
You claimed coronavirus-related or other qualified
2020 disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
(2020 disasters), but qualified 2020 disaster
distributions were NOT made to you in 2021
You did NOT check the box
on line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
Complete lines 12 through 15 and lines 23 through 26, as applicable, of your 2021
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters). If you received qualified distributions for the Alaska
(4585-DR-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
Complete lines 12 through 15 and lines 23 through 26, as applicable, of your 2021
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters). If you received qualified distributions for the Alaska
(4585-DR-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
You claimed coronavirus-related or other qualified
2020 disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
(2020 disasters), but qualified 2020 disaster
distributions were NOT made to you in 2021
You checked the box on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
If you are repaying those distributions, complete lines 14 and 25, as applicable, of
your 2021 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters). If you received qualified distributions for the
Alaska (4585-DR-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
If you are repaying those distributions, complete lines 14 and 25, as applicable, of
your 2021 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters). If you received qualified distributions for the
Alaska (4585-DR-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
You claimed coronavirus-related or other qualified
2020 disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
(2020 disasters), but qualified 2020 disaster
distributions were NOT made to you in 2021
You checked the box on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
If you aren’t repaying those distributions, but you received qualified distributions for
the Alaska (DR-4585-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
If you aren’t repaying those distributions, but you received qualified distributions for
the Alaska (DR-4585-AK) disaster on January 1, 2021, complete Part IV.
You claimed coronavirus-related or other qualified
2020 disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
(2020 disasters), but qualified 2020 disaster
distributions were NOT made to you in 2021
You checked the box on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
If you aren’t repaying those distributions and you did NOT receive any
qualified distributions, STOP. You can’t use 2021 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
If you aren’t repaying those distributions and you did NOT receive any
qualified distributions, STOP. You can’t use 2021 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were not
made to you in 2021 AND you did not file a 2020
Form 8915-E
You received qualified
distributions for the Alaska
(4585-DR-AK) disaster on
January 1, 2021
Complete Part IV.
Complete Part IV.
Qualified 2020 disaster distributions were not
made to you in 2021 AND you did not file a 2020
Form 8915-E
You did NOT receive
qualified distributions on
January 1, 2021, for
4585-DR-AK
STOP. You can’t use 2021 Form 8915-F. STOP. You can’t use 2021 Form 8915-F.

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2022 Form 8915-F (2020 Disasters)

IF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AND . . . . . . . . . . . THEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions
on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters) AND you
claimed coronavirus-related distributions or other
qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2020
Form 8915-E
You didn’t check the box on
line 11 or 22 on the 2021
Form 8915-F (2020
disasters) AND/OR on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
Complete lines 12 through 15 and lines 23 through 26, as applicable, of your 2022
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions
on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters) AND you
claimed coronavirus-related distributions or other
qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2020
Form 8915-E
You checked the box on
line 11 or 22 on the 2021
Form 8915-F (2020
disasters) AND on line 9 or
17 on the 2020 Form
8915-E
If you are repaying those distributions, complete lines 14 and 25, as applicable, of your
2022 Form 8915-F.
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions
on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters) AND you
claimed coronavirus-related distributions or other
qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2020
Form 8915-E
You checked the box on
line 11 or 22 on the 2021
Form 8915-F (2020
disasters) AND on line 9 or
17 on the 2020 Form
8915-E
If you aren’t repaying those distributions, you can’t use 2022 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions
on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters) but you
did not claim coronavirus-related distributions or
other qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a
2020 Form 8915-E
You didn’t check the box on
line 11 or 22 on the 2021
Form 8915-F (2020
disasters)
Complete lines 12 through 15 and lines 23 through 26, as applicable, of your 2022
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).
You claimed coronavirus-related distributions or
other qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a
2020 Form 8915-E but not on a 2021 Form 8915-F
(2020 disasters)
You didn’t check the box on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
Complete lines 12 through 15 and lines 23 through 26, as applicable, of your 2022
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).
You claimed coronavirus-related distributions or
other qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a
2020 Form 8915-E but not on a 2021 Form 8915-F
(2020 disasters)
You checked the box on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
If you are repaying those distributions, complete lines 14 and 25, as applicable, of your
2023 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).
You claimed coronavirus-related distributions or
other qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a
2020 Form 8915-E but not on a 2021 Form 8915-F
(2020 disasters)
You checked the box on
line 9 or 17 on the 2020
Form 8915-E
If you aren’t repaying those distributions, STOP. You can’t use 2023 Form
8915-F.
You did NOT claim qualified 2020 disaster
distributions on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters) AND you did not claim
coronavirus-related distributions or other qualified
2020 disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
— STOP. You can’t use 2023 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).

2023 Form 8915-F (2020 Disasters)

IF
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AND
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THEN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form
8915-F (2020 disasters)
You didn’t check the box on line 11 or
22 on that form
Complete lines 12 through 15 and lines 23 through 26, as
applicable, of your 2023 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form
8915-F (2020 disasters)
You checked the box on line 11 or 22
on that form
If you are repaying qualified 2020 disaster distributions
made in 2020 or in 2021, complete lines 14 and 25, as
applicable, of your 2023 Form 8915-F (2020 disasters).
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form
8915-F (2020 disasters)
You checked the box on line 11 or 22
on that form
If you aren’t repaying qualified 2020 disaster distributions
made in 2020 or in 2021, you can’t use 2023 Form 8915-F
(2020 disasters).
You claimed coronavirus-related distributions or other qualified 2020
disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E and you did NOT claim
qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters)
— If you are repaying coronavirus-related distributions or
other qualified 2020 disaster distributions, complete lines
14 and 25, as applicable, of your 2023 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
You claimed coronavirus-related distributions or other qualified 2020
disaster distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E and you did NOT claim
qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters)
— If you aren’t repaying coronavirus-related
distributions or other qualified 2020 disaster
distributions, STOP. You can’t use 2023 Form 8915-F
(2020 disasters).
You did NOT claim qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters) AND you did not claim
coronavirus-related distributions or other qualified 2020 disaster
distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
—
STOP. You can’t use 2023 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
IF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AND . . . . . . . . . . . THEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Note: This is the last year in which a coronavirus-related distribution can be repaid. You cannot repay a coronavirus-related distribution later than 3 years and 1 day after the
coronavirus-related distribution was received.

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2024 Form 8915-F (2020 Disasters)

IF
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AND
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
THEN
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions other than
coronavirus-related distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E and you did
NOT claim qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form
8915-F (2020 disasters)
— If you are repaying qualified 2020 disaster distributions
other than coronavirus-related distributions, complete lines
14 and 25, as applicable, of your 2024 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
You claimed qualified 2020 disaster distributions other than
coronavirus-related distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E and you did
NOT claim qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021 Form
8915-F (2020 disasters)
— If you aren’t repaying qualified 2020 disaster
distributions other than coronavirus-related
distributions, STOP. You can’t use 2024 Form 8915-F
(2020 disasters).
You did NOT claim qualified 2020 disaster distributions on a 2021
Form 8915-F (2020 disasters) AND you did not claim
coronavirus-related distributions or other qualified 2020 disaster
distributions on a 2020 Form 8915-E
— STOP. You can’t use 2024 Form 8915-F (2020
disasters).
Note: Coronavirus-related distributions can NOT be repaid after 2023.

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