Backdoor ROTH and getting penalty for contributing to a ROTH because over income limit.

[jssomerset]

My income is too high for a ROTH.  In 2023 I contributed $6500 to a traditional IRA and immediately transferred it to a ROTH.  I followed all the instructions on TurboTax for a ROTH conversion. 

Now I’m being told that I made too much for a ROTH and will have a $390 penalty for every year I don’t take out the $6500.

[DanaB27]

Please make sure that you don't enter the conversion as a Roth IRA contribution in the IRA contribution sections. A conversion is entered in the retirement section.

Please review the steps on how to enter the nondeductible tradition IRA contribution and conversion here: How do I enter a backdoor Roth IRA conversion?

[Opus 17]

A Conversion is not a Contribution.  Only report the conversion via the 1099-R.