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Retirement tax questions
As fanfare mentioned you can request the return of the excess contribution plus earnings (by the due date) to avoid the 6% penalty for the 2022 excess contribution. Other options are listed here: What happens if I made an excess Roth IRA contribution.
For the 2021 excess contribution, you will request a regular distribution (without earnings) since the extended due date of the 2021 return has passed. You will get a 2023 Form 1099-R with code J and this belongs on the 2023 tax return. Make sure you include the 2021 excess in the net contribution amount prior to 2023 when TurboTax asks in the follow-up questions.
You will need to amend your 2021 tax return to add the 6% penalty. Please enter the Roth IRA contribution and TurboTax will automatically calculate the penalty on Form 5329.
You also will have to pay the 6% penalty on your 2022 return:
- Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions”
- Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
- Select “Roth IRA”
- Continue and answer "Yes" on the "Do you have any Excess Roth Contributions"
- On the "Enter Excess Contributions" screen enter the total excess contribution from 2021.
On the 2023 tax return, the excess will be resolved when entering the 2023 Form 1099-R with code J (regular distribution of the 2021 excess).
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