- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Retirement tax questions
Yes, you can do a backdoor Roth conversion right after you recharacterized you contribution. It sounds like the conversion will happen in 2021 then you will enter it on your 2021 tax return like this:
- Login to your TurboTax Account
- Click on the Search box on the top and type “1099-R”
- Click on “Jump to 1099-R”
- Click "Continue" and enter the information from your 1099-R
- Answer questions until you get to “Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion” and choose “I converted some or all of it to a Roth IRA”
- On the "Your 1099-R Entries" screen click "continue"
- Answer "yes" to "Any nondeductible Contributions to your IRA?" if you had any nondeductible contributions in prior years .
- Answer the questions about the basis (you will enter the nondeductible contribution amount from 2020 and prior years, tracked on Form 8606).
**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"
February 27, 2021
5:47 AM