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Get your taxes done using TurboTax
Yes, the pre-tax 20k plus the earnings converted to the Roth from the trad. IRA will count as income for 2021.
Yes, the $6,000 nondeductible contribution to the trad. IRA converted to the Roth IRA won't be taxable.
You will enter the recharacterization when you enter the contribution to the Roth IRA
- Login to your TurboTax Account
- Click on the Search box on the top and type “IRA contributions”
- Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
- Select “Roth IRA”
- Answer “No” to “Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution
- Enter the Roth contribution amount
- Answer “Yes” to the recharacterized question on the “Did You Change Your Mind?” screen and enter the contribution amount (no earnings or losses)
- TurboTax will ask for an explanation statement where it should be stated that the original $xxx.xx plus $xxx.xx earnings (or loss) were recharacterized.
- On the screen "Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions" answer "Yes"
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February 23, 2021
6:46 AM