Retirement tax questions

Thumbs up to @dmertz but thumbs down to the IRS.

 

Stupid me thought I could apply my entire 2018 non-deductible cost basis to my 2021 normal distribution.  But noooo, the sneaky b@st@rds spread it out to the last drop.

 

All members of Congress should be required to do their own taxes on paper using only publications - no third-party help or software.