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Is an amended 2014 return required for excess Roth contributions distributed to a traditional IRA in 2016?
I made $5500 contributions to a Roth IRA in both 2014 and 2015, neither of which I was eligible to do (I'd intended to put them into a non-deductible traditional IRA). I discovered my error doing my 2015 taxes and re-characterized the 2015 contribution to a non-deductible IRA for TY2015 before the deadline. I also distributed the 2014 contribution amount (without earnings, which is how Vanguard does it) to my traditional IRA for the 2016 tax year. On my 2015 taxes I reported and paid the 6% tax on the excess contributions (e.g., $330).
Question 1: Do I need to file an amended 2014 return to report the excess contribution to the Roth (now removed)?
Question 2: Do I need to somehow calculate the earnings from the 2014 return that remain in the Roth and distribute them to a traditional IRA in 2017 to avoid futures isses?