Backdoor roth conversion is setting my $6000 at fully taxable

[ekaterinayfu]

What am i doing wrong?

[FangxiaL]

You need to let TurboTax know that you have a basis in your IRA account (non-deductible contributions).

If you provide more details, I can provide further instructions.

[DanP0428]

When you enter your 1099-R you have to say that you tolled the money to another retirement plan and then a question will come up asking how much and you will put the full amount.

[FangxiaL]

You need to follow a two-step process to enter your backdoor Roth conversion:

Assuming you contributed $6,000 to Traditional IRA for 2021:

Step 1: Enter the Non-deductible contribution to a Traditional IRA:

1. Open or continue your return
2. In the search box, type ira contributions and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results
3. Select Traditional IRA on the Traditional IRA and Roth IRA screen and Continue
4. Answer No to Is this a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution?
5. On the Tell Us How Much You Contributed screen, enter the amount contributed and continue
   • Enter $6,000 for Your total 2021 traditional IRA contributions
6. Answer No on the Did You Change Your Mind? screen
7. Answer No on Any Excess IRA Contributions Before 2021?
8. Answer Yes, I made and tracked nondeductible contributions to my IRA, or No, I did not make and track nondeductible contributions to my IRA. If you don't have any other Traditional IRA accounts, you can answer Yes
9. Enter $0 for Total Basis as of December 31, 2020 on next screen if you don't any nondeductible IRA 
10. Answer the questions on the following screens, until you reach Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions. Select Yes, make part of my IRA contribution nondeductible and enter $6,000 in the box. 

Step 2: Enter the Conversion from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA

 Inside TurboTax, search for 1099-r and select the Jump to link in the search results

1. Answer Yes to Did you get a 1099-R in 2021?, then Continue
   • If you land on Your 1099-R Entries screen, select Add Another 1099-R
2. Select how you want to enter your 1099-R (import or type it in myself) and follow the instructions
3. Answer None of these apply when you reach the screen Do any of these situations apply to you?
4. Select I converted some or all of it to a Roth IRA on the Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion screen
5. Next, choose Yes, all of this money was converted to a Roth IRA

To check the results of your backdoor Roth IRA conversion, see your Form 1040:

1. On the left side of your screen, select Tax Tools >> Tools to open the Tools Center
2. In the Tools Center, select View Tax Summary
3. On the left side of your screen, select Preview my 1040
   • Your backdoor Roth IRA amount should be listed on Form 1040, Line 4a  as IRA distributions
   • The taxable amount should be zero unless you had earnings between the time you contributed to your Traditional IRA and the time you converted it to Roth IRA, then the earnings would be taxable
   • Schedule 1, Line 20 IRA deduction, should be blank
4. Select Back on the left side of your screen to return to where you left off in TurboTax

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