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March 31, 2026
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a question about ira basis for roth conversions

  • March 31, 2026
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Hi, With assistance from here I was final able to enter the Ira basis from last year's taxes ( done manually) in my Turbotax online Deluxe preparation.

It appears that the software subtracted my basis from total IRA distribution (which was partial converted to Roth) to get the taxable amount. Is that the way it's supposed to work? My refund went up considerably after it did that. I'm no really familiar with how that should work.   Any info would be appreciated.

Dave

    Best answer by NCperson

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    @user17748015245 if you had a basis in the Trad IRA, when it is distributed or converted to a Roth, there is no tax paid on it.  "basis" means you CONTRIBUTED after-tax money originally, so it would be double-taxed if it were to be taxed again.  

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    NCpersonAnswer
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    March 31, 2026

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    @user17748015245 if you had a basis in the Trad IRA, when it is distributed or converted to a Roth, there is no tax paid on it.  "basis" means you CONTRIBUTED after-tax money originally, so it would be double-taxed if it were to be taxed again.