Retirement tax questions

It appears as if you want to move money from your after-tax traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.  If that is the case, the movement of after-tax funds is called a "conversion."  

As a way of background, any amount in a non-Roth IRA that is converted to a Roth IRA is treated as a distribution from the non-Roth IRA and is therefore taxable.  To add to a previous response, if the non-Roth IRA has a basis because contributions (other than rollover contributions) have been made that were nondeductible, then that part of the distribution is treated as a return of basis and is not taxable.  It appears as if you feel that your 1099-R is incorrect because upon entering the information into TurboTax, you get a result reflecting that the funds you are converting are taxable when you believe the opposite should be the case.  Follow the below steps to convert your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. 

Step 1:  Enter the Non-Deductible Contribution to a Traditional IRA

1. Open your return if it’s not already open
2. Inside TurboTax, search for ira contributions and select the Jump to link in the search results
3. Select Traditional IRA on the Traditional IRA and Roth IRA screen and Continue
4. Answer No to Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution?
5. On the Tell Us How Much You Contributed screen, enter the amount contributed and continue
6. Answer No on the Did You Change Your Mind? screen
7. Answer the questions on the following screens, until you reach Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions. Select Yes, make part of my IRA contribution nondeductible and Continue

Step 2:  Enter the Conversion from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA

1. Inside TurboTax, search for 1099-r and select the Jump to link in the search results
2. Answer Yes to Did you get a 1099-R in 2021?, then Continue
   • If you land on the Your 1099-R Entries screen, select Add Another 1099-R
3. Select how you want to enter your 1099-R (import or type it in yourself) and follow the instructions
4. Answer None of these apply when you reach the screen Do any of these situations apply to you?
5. Select I converted some or all of it to a Roth IRA on the Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion screen
6. Next, choose Yes, all of this money was converted to a Roth IRA
7. Continue answering questions until you come to the Your 1099-R Entries screen

To check the results of your traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversion, see your Form 1040:

1. On the left side of your screen, select Tax Tools, then Tools
2. Under Tool Center, select View Tax Summary
3. On the left side of your screen, select Preview my 1040
   • Your Roth IRA amount should be listed on Form 1040, Line 4a  as IRA distributions
   • Taxable amount should be zero unless you had earnings between the time you contributed to your Traditional IRA and the time your converted it to Roth IRA, then the earnings would be taxable
   • Schedule 1, Line 20 IRA deduction, should be blank
4. Select Back on the left side of your screen to return to where you left off in TurboTax