You were absolutely right.
One more question remains, in the NJ return I'm asked this: I want to make sure that I am not reporting the roth ira contributions twice. I've already done it the way you suggested it.
Q:Tell us if this was the first withdrawal from this IRA:
A:Yes, this was the first year of withdrawal from this IRA. (i checked this options)
Then next options are
Question:Total of IRA Contributions Previously Taxed:I think 6000$ is the right answer.
Answer: 6000$ ( if i enter 6000$ my tax due decreases by 200$.
If i put 0, in addition to tax due increasing by 200$, in the next screen I get this "Total New Jersey taxable pensions$6,000" - since this is a roth ira withdrawal of my original contribution , shouldn't it be 0 ?)
Q:Value of all IRA's on 12/31/2020
A:0
Q:IRA contributions made for 2020 between 1/1/2021 and 4/15/2021
A:0
Contributions previously taxed include:
- Contributions made to an IRA while you were a resident of New Jersey
- Contributions that did not reduce the income on your federal return in the year they were made
- Contributions that did not reduce state income in another state
