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posted Jun 5, 2019 11:07:05 PM

How do I enter the non-taxable portion of a non-deductible Traditional IRA rollover to a Roth IRA in Turbo Tax. My financial institution doesn't calculate this, so I filled out a form F8606, but I can't find a way to enter this information.

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New Member
Jun 5, 2019 11:07:07 PM

You've got something here that is sometimes called a "Backdoor Roth"

A Backdoor ROTH conversion consists of two parts

  1. The nondeductible contribution
  2. The non-taxable distribution

To record the nondeductible contribution in TurboTax Deluxe do the following:

  • Federal Taxes >> Deductions & Credits >>Scroll Down to >> Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions
  • Select >> Start/Update
  • Traditional IRA and Roth IRA >> Select >> Traditional
  • Did (Name) Contribute To a Traditional IRA  >> Select >> Yes
  • Was This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution? >> Select >> No
  • Tell Us How Much You Contributed >> Fill In as appropriate >> Select >> Continue
  • Did You Change Your Mine? >> Select >> No
  • Retirement Plan at Work >> Select >> Yes/No
  • Any Excess IRA Contributions Before 2016 >> Select >> Yes/No
  • Any Nondeductible Contributions to (Name) IRA? >> Select >> Yes >> Select >> Continue
  • Let’s Find Your IRA Basis >> Fill In as appropriate >> Select >> Continue
  • Income Too High To Deduct an IRA Contribution >> Select >> Continue
  • Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions >> Select >> Yes >> Select >> Continue
  • Your IRA Deduction Summary >> Your IRA Deduction >> $0 >> Select >> Continue

Now we’ll report the Non-taxable distribution into the Roth

  • Federal Taxes >> Wages & Income >> Select >> I’ll choose what I work on
  • Scroll Down to >> Retirement Plans and Social Security >> IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) >> Select >> Start/Update
  • Your 1099-R >> Select >> Yes >> Select >> Continue
  • Let Us Enter Your 1099-R >> Select >> I’ll type it myself >> Select >> Continue
  • Tell Us Which 1099-R You Have >> Select >> 1099-R >> Select >> Continue
  • Fill In as appropriate >> Select >> Continue
  • Let Us Know a Little More About This Distribution >> Select >> From a traditional IRA
  • Is this IRA subject to an early withdrawal penalty >> Select >> No >> Select >> Continue
  • Did (Name) Inherit This (Name) IRA? >> Select >> No >> Select >> Continue
  • What Did You Do With The Money From Fidelity? >> 
  • Select >> (Name) moved the money to another retirement account >>
  • Select >> (Name) converted all of this money to a Roth IRA >> Select >> Continue
  • Move Funds? >> Select >> No (Name) left the money in the Roth IRA >> Select >>Continue

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New Member
Jun 5, 2019 11:07:07 PM

You've got something here that is sometimes called a "Backdoor Roth"

A Backdoor ROTH conversion consists of two parts

  1. The nondeductible contribution
  2. The non-taxable distribution

To record the nondeductible contribution in TurboTax Deluxe do the following:

  • Federal Taxes >> Deductions & Credits >>Scroll Down to >> Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions
  • Select >> Start/Update
  • Traditional IRA and Roth IRA >> Select >> Traditional
  • Did (Name) Contribute To a Traditional IRA  >> Select >> Yes
  • Was This a Repayment of a Retirement Distribution? >> Select >> No
  • Tell Us How Much You Contributed >> Fill In as appropriate >> Select >> Continue
  • Did You Change Your Mine? >> Select >> No
  • Retirement Plan at Work >> Select >> Yes/No
  • Any Excess IRA Contributions Before 2016 >> Select >> Yes/No
  • Any Nondeductible Contributions to (Name) IRA? >> Select >> Yes >> Select >> Continue
  • Let’s Find Your IRA Basis >> Fill In as appropriate >> Select >> Continue
  • Income Too High To Deduct an IRA Contribution >> Select >> Continue
  • Choose Not to Deduct IRA Contributions >> Select >> Yes >> Select >> Continue
  • Your IRA Deduction Summary >> Your IRA Deduction >> $0 >> Select >> Continue

Now we’ll report the Non-taxable distribution into the Roth

  • Federal Taxes >> Wages & Income >> Select >> I’ll choose what I work on
  • Scroll Down to >> Retirement Plans and Social Security >> IRA, 401(k), Pension Plan Withdrawals (1099-R) >> Select >> Start/Update
  • Your 1099-R >> Select >> Yes >> Select >> Continue
  • Let Us Enter Your 1099-R >> Select >> I’ll type it myself >> Select >> Continue
  • Tell Us Which 1099-R You Have >> Select >> 1099-R >> Select >> Continue
  • Fill In as appropriate >> Select >> Continue
  • Let Us Know a Little More About This Distribution >> Select >> From a traditional IRA
  • Is this IRA subject to an early withdrawal penalty >> Select >> No >> Select >> Continue
  • Did (Name) Inherit This (Name) IRA? >> Select >> No >> Select >> Continue
  • What Did You Do With The Money From Fidelity? >> 
  • Select >> (Name) moved the money to another retirement account >>
  • Select >> (Name) converted all of this money to a Roth IRA >> Select >> Continue
  • Move Funds? >> Select >> No (Name) left the money in the Roth IRA >> Select >>Continue

Returning Member
Jun 5, 2019 11:07:10 PM

how I can do this?I follow "The non-taxable distribution" steps. but result, I still need pay tax for them ,
How can I think thia, because after I finished get pay Tax, for example, $6600. But if I delete 16000 my 1099R form, I need pay 2872. So I think I still pay tax for my  non-taxable distribution.

Level 2
Feb 15, 2020 6:16:47 AM

I contributed to 2019's 6k to traditional IRA and converted to Roth , both in February 2020- fidelity did not send 1099-R  they said it will be available on May 31 2020; How can I file 5498 / substitute for 1099-R in turbotax ?

Level 15
Feb 15, 2020 12:25:26 PM

you don't need a 1099 to report a non-deductible contribution.

go to Retirement and investments under DEDUCTIONS.

 

your conversion will be reported next time.

Level 2
Feb 12, 2024 10:07:18 PM

This is not working correctly in latest turbotax online

I made non deductible contribution to IRA. Followed all the instructions here.  When i fill up 1099-R form in turbotax, it still adds tax.  On form 1099R, if i make Box2a - 0 , then it correctly removes the additional tax. 

For some reason, turbotax is still not able to recognize Box2a as non taxable income.

Expert Alumni
Feb 13, 2024 8:01:08 AM

You should not change any information that was reported on your Form 1099-R, enter it exactly as you have received it.  

 

Entering a backdoor Traditional IRA to Roth IRA conversion can be tricky as it is a two-step process to report it completely.  In general, it is a non-taxable event, but if the Traditional IRA distribution included any earnings or previous deductible contributions, then the conversion will incur some income tax on those amounts.

 

Take a look at the following TurboTax help article to be sure you covered all the steps:

 

How do I enter a backdoor Roth IRA conversion?

 

@firedrake123 
 

Level 2
Feb 13, 2024 12:14:30 PM

I figured it out. I had to enter 0 in the question ' Do you have any basis on Dec,31,2023'. I had wrongly added the rolledover amount instead of 0