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Retirement tax questions
Yes, on your 2020 Form 8606, you had a basis on line 14 since you made the contribution for 2020 in 2021 and therefore the conversion didn't happen until 2021.
Yes, you converted the 2020 and 2021 contributions in 2021 (everything) and therefore your basis for 2021 on line 14 was $0.
Yes, if you made a contribution for 2022 and converted the amount in 2022 (traditional IRA was empty) then your basis on line 14 of your 2022 Form 8606 will be $0.
Yes, if you made a contribution for 2022 in 2023 and converted the amount in 2023 then you will have the contribution amount as the basis on line 14 of your 2022 Form 8606. TurboTax will carry this over to your 2023 tax return. You can verify it when TurboTax asks “Any Nondeductible Contributions to Your IRA? and answer "Yes". On the next screen, you are able to enter your basis from prior years (if it wasn't carried over automatically).
To enter the nondeductible contribution to the traditional IRA:
- Open your return
- Click “Deductions &Credits” on the top
- Click "I'll choose what to work on"
- Scroll down to “Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions” and click “Start”
- Select “traditional IRA”
- Answer “No” to “Is This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution?”
- Enter the amount you contributed
- Answer “No” to the recharacterized question on the “Did You Change Your Mind?” screen
- Answer the next questions until you get to “Any Nondeductible Contributions to Your IRA?” and select “Yes” if you had nondeductible contributions before this tax year
- Enter your basis in the Traditional IRA from your 2021 Form 8606 line 14 (if you had a basis in the prior year)
- On the “Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions” screen choose “Yes, make part of my IRA contribution nondeductible” and enter the amount (if you have a retirement plan at work and are over the income limit it will be nondeductible automatically and you only get a warning and then a screen saying $0 is deductible).
To enter the 1099-R conversion:
- Click "Federal Taxes" on the top and select "Wages & Income"
- Click "I'll choose what to work on"
- Scroll down and click "Start" next to "IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan (1099-R)"
- Answer "Yes" to the question "Did You Have Any of These Types of Income?"
- Click "I'll Type it Myself"
- Choose "Form 1099-R, Withdrawal of Money from 401(k) Retirement Plans, Pensions, IRAs, etc."
- Click "Continue" and enter the information from your 1099-R
- Answer questions until you get to “What Did You Do With The Money” and choose “I moved it to another retirement account”
- Then choose “I did a combination of rolling over, converting, or cashing out money.” and enter the amount next to "Amount converted to a Roth IRA account"
- On the "Your 1099-R Entries" screen click "continue"
- Answer "yes" to "Any nondeductible Contribution to your IRA?" if you had any nondeductible contributions in prior years.
- Answer the questions about the basis from line 14 of your 2021 Form 8606 and the value of all traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs
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