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After you file
Yes, if you are allowed to make Roth contributions then you can recharacterize your traditional IRA as a Roth IRA contribution. Roth IRA contribution may be limited based on your filing status and income. Please see 2022 - Amount of Roth IRA Contributions You Can Make for 2022 for details.
In your case, it might be more beneficial to recharacterize the 2022 traditional IRA contribution as a Roth IRA contribution (if your Modified Adjusted Gross Income allows it) since then the earnings can grow tax-free. Qualified Distributions from a Roth IRA are nontaxable. In addition, you can withdraw contributions you made to your Roth IRA anytime, tax- and penalty-free.
You have until the due date to recharacterize your contribution, please contact your financial institute. If you decided to do this you would enter the following steps in TurboTax:
- Login to your TurboTax Account
- Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions”
- Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
- Select “traditional IRA”
- Answer “No” to “Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution
- Enter the traditional 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 $5,100 plus $xxx.xx earnings (or loss) were recharacterized.
You will get Form 1099-R for the recharacterization with code R-Recharacterized IRA contribution made for 2022 and this belongs on the 2022 return. But a Form 1099-R with code R will do nothing to your return. You can only report it as mentioned above. Therefore, you can ignore Form 1099-R with code R when you get it in 2024.
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