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Level 2
posted Feb 28, 2023 7:49:12 PM

How to report 5498 in turbo tax

How do I report 5498? Part of BDA IRA to Roth IRA. Since BDA IRA was established due to death of spouse, as per IRS rules, it can be converted to Roth IRA.

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Expert Alumni
Mar 1, 2023 5:49:41 AM

Form 5498 is not filled out as part of your individual tax return. 

 

It is completed and sent to you by the financial institution that is the custodian of your IRA account.  After you have made a contribution to an IRA, the financial institution will generate Form 5498 for you and the IRS to show the amount of your contribution for the year and the total value of the account as of the end of the year.  You will receive it mid-year and simply keep it with your tax records.  

 

Sometimes this information is needed in order to determine the taxable portion of a distribution from your IRA, but you only need to report this as part of your tax return if you are asked to enter that information.

 

See the following TurboTax help article for more information:

 

What do I do with Form 5498?

Level 15
Mar 1, 2023 11:24:17 AM

you can't convert that inherited IRA to Roth until spouse elects to treat it as her own and it is retitled as her own IRA.