SusanY1
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Retirement tax questions

You can't show gift income as it's not taxable, and if all of your income is excluded you cannot have a Roth IRA.  You will need to remove the Roth contribution to not pay the penalty.  Be sure to request that the financial institution return it as "return of excess contribution" to avoid additional tax and penalties. 

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