Retirement tax questions


@fanfare wrote:

That doesn't seem right, since the money was not in the account at year end 2023.

@dmertz 

@leesmithsmail 


Read form 5329.  The 2023 form says "Excess contributions for 2023 (see instructions)".   If you make a contribution for 2023 during the first months of 2024, all the consequences are also reported on the 2023 tax return.