Retirement tax questions

See answer here - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-i-recharacterize-my-roth-401k-contributi...

You can only recharactorize a Roth conversion from a Traditional IRA back to a Traditional IRA.   (Rechactorized means putting it back to where it came from).

You cannot convert a Roth IRA to a Traditional IRA which is this would be since the Roth is not a conversion  but a rollover from an existing 401(k) Roth.   Since a Roth is after-tax money, converting it to before-tax money cannot be done and is not allowed.

(Note that after Dec 31, 2017 Roth recharacterizations can no longer be done under the new tax law).

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