Hello,
I need someone to confirm the correct steps for reporting an excess Roth IRA contribution removal on my 2024 return.
My Situation:
In 2024: I inadvertently contributed $7000 to my Roth IRA but had $0 earned income.
In 2025: Before my extended filing deadline (Oct 15), I had Schwab process a "return of excess contribution."
• This was done as an in-kind distribution, meaning the mutual fund shares were moved directly from my Roth IRA to my taxable Schwab One account without being sold.Earnings: The gross distribution was $10,195 so the taxable earnings are $3,195 (10,195-7,000).
The problem: I won't get an official 1099-R until 2026, but I know the earnings are taxable on my 2024 return.
My Goal: I want to file a complete and accurate 2024 return now without needing to amend it in 2026.
Proposed Steps in TurboTax:
Based on forum research, it seems I should manually enter a 2025 Form 1099-R.
Could you please confirm if the following steps are the correct way to handle this?
Step 1: Fill 1099-R Details
Box 2a (Taxable): $3,195
State Info: Box 14 (Withheld): $0, Box 15 (State): Ohio, Box 16 (Distribution): $10,195. (Should I be leaving these boxes blank or fill them like this?)
Step 2: "What year is on your CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. 1099-R?"
[ ] 2024
[X] 2025
(This probably triggered because of P and J codes?)
Step 3: "Do any of these situations apply to you?" checkboxes
[ ] I took out this money due to a qualified disaster
[ ] I need to file a substitute 1099-R
[ ] The corrected box is checked on this 1099-R
[X] None of these apply
As I have not received 1099-R from Schwab yet, and this is like a "pretend" 1099-R, should I be checking the second option "I need to file a substitute 1099-R" OR just select "None of these apply" because I'm indicating that it's a 2025 1099-R in previous question?
Step 4: Penalty Exception
Enter the earnings ($3,195) next to "Corrective distributions made before the due date of the return."
Step 5: Explain the Return of Contribution
Finally, it asks for a description. Is the following statement clear and sufficient for the IRS?
TIMELY RETURN OF EXCESS 2024 ROTH IRA CONTRIBUTION, REMOVED BEFORE EXTENDED DUE DATE (OCT 15, 2025). EXCESS WAS DUE TO $0 EARNED INCOME.
Thank you for the help!
@AnnetteB6 @DanaB27 @MinhT1 @Annetteb65 @everyone
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Today is the extended filing deadline (Oct 15, 2025), so could someone please take a look at this?
@AnnetteB6 @DanaB27 @MinhT1 @Annetteb65 @everyone
Using code "PJ" and marking the 2025 Box is the correct way to do it.
Only the earnings should be included on your Form 1040 column b
This is how it showed up on my Federal 1040:
1. The total distribution appeared on 4a and earnings appeared on 4b.
Should it not have populated 4a?
2. Form 5329 was generated like this:
3. It also added the statement about the return of contribution that I had written:
4. It showed up like this in the state return:
5. I didn't see any indication that the 1099-R I entered was for 2025 as selected in the form (Code P J). Where do I see this info in 1040?
Did I do this right, or did I make any mistake?
Thank you for the confirmation.
Last question: I had also filled state boxes 14, 15 and 16. Should I have or should I have not?
That Box 16 should be ignored. Review your state 1040 for the correct taxable amount.
The state return put the correct taxable amount there (10,195 - 7000) even though I had filled Box 16 with total distribution (10,195).
My reasoning to fill that Box was that I should let state know of the distribution as well. (Google Gemini insisted me to fill that box 😃.)
Looks like the state return just got line 11 from Federal return in its line 1. And the state distribution value (10,195) that I had entered in Box 16 field above doesn't appear anywhere in the state return.
Federal return:
Does it mean everything was done correctly? Do you have anything I should double check?
PS: I had already submitted it on deadline day (Oct 15, 2025).
My e-file was first rejected due to this unrelated issue.
So when I e-filed again, I left empty Box 4, 14, 15, 16 and it generated the same exact 1040. So I went ahead and filed it with confidence.
In summary, this is basically how I filled the 1099-R form:
Thank you for the help @fanfare !
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