Edit: I think the source of the error might be coming from the "Tell Us How Much You Transferred" portion. The question asked is how much of my Traditional IRA contribution did I "recharacterize" to a Roth IRA contribution. As I made a backdoor Roth IRA contribution, the amount I should answer this question with is $0, correct? Due to the nature of the backdoor Roth IRA, I am contributing to a Traditional IRA and not recharacterizing that contribution to a Roth IRA contribution, right? Going through the whole section again after answering this question with $0 does not state that I over contributed to my Roth IRA (which makes sense) and it states that I am not eligible for the IRA deduction (which makes sense).
So I have gone back through the Traditional IRA Contribution section again on my return and I am still getting the same result at the end of the section. I then followed the steps as laid out on the link provided and still got the same message stating that I over contributed to my Roth IRA in 2023 by $6,500. I know this cannot be the case because I contributed $6,500 to my Traditional IRA in tax year 2023 and subsequently moved that same contribution to my Roth IRA when it settled (i.e. completing a backdoor Roth IRA contribution).
I have reconfirmed that I have a Form 8606 from my 2022 taxes, but I think the source of this problem is related to the fact that my 2022 contribution was made in January of 2023 for tax year 2022. This is show on the 1099-R I have received for 2023 which states I have $12,500 in Traditional IRA contributions then Roth IRA conversions, even though that $12,500 covers the contribution made for 2022 in 2023 as well as my contribution made for 2023 in 2023.
