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Contributed small amount to ROTH IRA

Using TurboTax on windows 11
Enter Roth contributions - $50.
Did not switch from Roth to Trad
Don't track Roth IRA basis
No excess Roth contributions
I entered value of Roth IRA Dec 31, 2021 $nn,nn
Your Roth contribution was too high!

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RaifH
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Contributed small amount to ROTH IRA

Your Roth IRA contribution can be limited in a few ways:

  • You must have earned income in 2021 to contribute to a Roth IRA.
  • Your contribution to a Roth IRA has a limit depending on your income and filing status, and whether your work offers a retirement plan. For full details, take a look at this chart from the IRS.

If you are not eligible to contribute to a Roth in 2021, you can pull out the contribution and any earnings before the tax return due date to avoid any penalties. 

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Contributed small amount to ROTH IRA


@habu72 wrote:

That's true. I am retired and have no W2.

Only income is SS and Pension.

Thanks


To make a Roth contribution you must have compensation, that generally means income earned from performing a service or providing goods.  You could, for example, go to work at HappyMart for a week as a greeter, make $150, and then contribute the entire $150 to a tradition or Roth IRA.  But you must have some kind of earned compensation. 

 

You can do a rollover from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, because a rollover is different from a contribution.

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RaifH
Expert Alumni

Contributed small amount to ROTH IRA

Your Roth IRA contribution can be limited in a few ways:

  • You must have earned income in 2021 to contribute to a Roth IRA.
  • Your contribution to a Roth IRA has a limit depending on your income and filing status, and whether your work offers a retirement plan. For full details, take a look at this chart from the IRS.

If you are not eligible to contribute to a Roth in 2021, you can pull out the contribution and any earnings before the tax return due date to avoid any penalties. 

Contributed small amount to ROTH IRA

That's true. I am retired and have no W2.

Only income is SS and Pension.

Thanks

Contributed small amount to ROTH IRA


@habu72 wrote:

That's true. I am retired and have no W2.

Only income is SS and Pension.

Thanks


To make a Roth contribution you must have compensation, that generally means income earned from performing a service or providing goods.  You could, for example, go to work at HappyMart for a week as a greeter, make $150, and then contribute the entire $150 to a tradition or Roth IRA.  But you must have some kind of earned compensation. 

 

You can do a rollover from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, because a rollover is different from a contribution.

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