In 2023 I opened IRA accounts for the first time ever. My 2022 MAGI was under the 2022 Roth limit and I contributed $6000.00 non-deductible (after-tax) money for the 2022 tax year into a Roth IRA at Fidelity called (Roth_2022_Account). My 2023 MAGI was over the 2023 Roth limit and I contributed $6500.00 non-deductible (after-tax) money for the 2023 tax year into a Traditional IRA at Fidelity (called Trad_2023_Account). The following day, I performed a recharacterization of the Traditional IRA and put all of the money ($6500.88) it into a new Roth IRA (Roth_2023_Account), leaving the Trad_2023_Account with 0.00 balance. In January I receieved a 1099-R showing $6500.88 in Boxes 1 and 2a, both boxes checked in 2b, Distribution Code 2 in Box 7, and the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box checked.
I have filled out TurboTax Online Deluxe, Federal > Deductions & Credits > Traditional and Roth Contributions as follows.
Page 1 - Traditional and Roth IRA: [check] Traditional > Continue
Page 2 - Is this a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution? [No]
Page 3 - Tell us how much you contributed
Total 2023 IRA Contributions: [6500.00]
Contributed in 2024: [0.00]
Page 4 - Tell us how much you Transferred
Amount Switched from Traditional to Roth: [6500.00]
Page 5 - Your IRA Explanation Statement
Date of the Original Contribution: Aug 15
Date of the Recharacterization: Aug 16
The Amount Recharacterized: $6500
The Amount Transferred (Recharacterization plus earnings or losses): $6500.00
Reason for the Recharacterization: Backdoor
Page 6 - Any Excess IRA Contributions Before 2023? : [No]
Page 7 - Any Non-deductible Contributions to your IRA? ...to your traditional IRA in 2022 or prior years ...: [No]
Page 8 - Your Income Is Too High to Contribute.
Your MAGI is over the limit... the $6500 you put into your Roth IRA is considered an excess contribution {Continue]
Page 9 - You Currently Have a Penalty ....
I believe I have correctly performed the Backdoor Roth conversion and filled out all of the pages correctly, and that I should not have any penalty. Is the TurboTax Online software in error? I thought it was supposed to fill out a Form 8606 to resolve this issue but it does not do that.
Please advise.
Sincerely,
Jack
