How do I report a corrective distribution from a withdrawal of excess Roth IRA contributions and earnings? Made in 2024 withdrawn in 2025, no 1099-R will be issued.

[justysvo]

I'm under 59-1/2. IRS instructions for Form 8606 says not to report on Form 8606 but must be reported on 1040, line 4A and 4B along with an explanation. Form 5329 also looks like it should be filed.

[DanaB27 · Accepted solution]

If you made an excess contribution in 2024 and withdrew the 2024 excess Roth IRA contribution plus earnings in 2025 before the due date, then you will get a 2025 Form 1099-R in 2026 with codes P and J. This 1099-R will have to be included on your 2024 tax return and you have two options:  

• You can wait until you receive the 2025 Form 1099-R in 2026 and amend your 2024 return or
• You can report it now in your 2024 return and ignore the 1099-R when it comes unless there is Box 4 Federal Tax withholding and/or Box 14 State withholding. Then you must enter the 2025 Form 1099-R into the 2025 tax return since the withholdings are reported in the year that the tax was withheld. The 2025 code P will not do anything to your income to the 2025 tax return income but the withholdings will be applied to 2025.

To create a Form 1099-R in your 2024 return please follow the steps below:

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on the "Search" on the top right and type “1099-R” 
3. Click on “Jump to 1099-R”
4. Answer "Yes" to "Did you get a 1099-R in 2024?"
5. Select "I'll type it in myself"
6. Box 1 enter total distribution (contribution plus earning)
7. Box 2a enter the earnings
8. Box 7 enter J and P
9. Click "Continue"
10. On "Is the IRA/SEP/SIMPLE box on this 1099-R checked?" screen answer "No, the box is blank"?
11. On the "Which year on Form 1099-R" screen say that this is a 2025 Form 1099-R.
12. Click "Continue" after all 1099-R are entered and answer all the questions.
13. Continue until "Did you use your IRA to pay for any of these expenses?" screen and enter the amount of earnings under "Corrective distributions made before the due date of the return".

Please be aware, code P will say in the drop-down menu "Return of contribution taxable in 2023" but you can ignore that since the follow-up question will tell TurboTax that it will be taxable in 2024.

Also, make sure you indicate you withdrew the excess by the due date if you entered the contribution in the IRA contribution interview:

1. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions”
2. Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
3. Select “Roth IRA”
4. Continue until the penalty screen and enter the excess contribution amount withdrawn.

[TomN25]

I have created and added the 2025 1099-R for the distribution amount and entered the earnings as taxable amount as instructed. I also entered the earnings as "Corrective distributions made before the due date  of the return." for the question, "Did you use your IRA to pay for any of these expenses?"

Do you still have to report the earnings separated as "Other Income"?

I supposed not.

Tom.

[TomN25]

Do you need to check the statement, "I need to prepare a substitute 1099-R" so that Form 4852 will be created?

[KrisD15]

No, don't select that option since you aren't disputing a distribution, simply correcting the excess contribution and you will get a 1099-R for 2025. 

Enter as if you received the 1099-R and follow the steps provided. 

Your just entering the 1099-R that you'll get later so that you needn't file an amended return. 

The IRS will understand what you are reporting. 

[TomN25]

Thank you your prompt response. You rock!

Tom.