MaryK4
Expert Alumni

Retirement tax questions

@dhilliards  If you indicated that you withdrew the excess contribution, TurboTax will not create the Form 5329 which shows the excise tax if you DO NOT withdraw the excess contribution.  The 1099-R should show the excess contribution withdrawal to the IRS.

 

An excess IRA contribution occurs if you:

  • Contribute more than the contribution limit.
  • Make a regular IRA contribution for 2019, or earlier, to a traditional IRA at age 70½ or older.
  • Make an improper rollover contribution to an IRA.

Excess contributions are taxed at 6% per year for each year the excess amounts remain in the IRA. The tax can't be more than 6% of the combined value of all your IRAs as of the end of the tax year.

To avoid the 6% tax on excess contributions, you must withdraw:

 

 

  • the excess contributions from your IRA by the due date of your individual income tax return (including extensions); and
  • any income earned on the excess contribution.
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