DavidD66
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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

To add the basis in a Traditional IRA in TuboTax Online:

 

  • Click on Search
  • Type in "IRA Basis"
  • Click on "Jump to ira basis"
  • Your landing page will say "Traditional IRA and Roth IRA"
  • Scroll down and mark the boxes to indicate that both your son and daugther-in-law will contribute to a Traditional IRA
  • Click "Continue"
  • You will be asked "Did [Your Son] Contribute To a Traditional IRA?  Answer "No"
  • "Any Excess IRA Contributions Before 2024?"  Answer "No"
  • "Any Nondeductible Contributions to [Son's] IRA?" Answer "Yes"
  • You should now be on the page with "Let's Find Your IRA Basis".  Enter your son's basis (prior year nondeductible contributions) in the box.  
  • Click on Continue and repeat for your daughter-in-law.
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