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posted Mar 4, 2025 9:56:35 AM

I withdrew an amount equal to the contributions I made to a Roth IRA (I'm 30). I don't think I owe taxes when withdrawing contributions, but TurboTax is saying I do.

I contributed 18,000 to a Roth IRA. I withdrew 18,000 last year, but I didn't touch the earnings from investments. It was an early distribution because I am 30 years old. TurboTax isn't giving me an option to say that that number was equal to contributions I made with post-tax income, and it's trying to tax that money again. Let me now if you have a solution. Thank you!

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Expert Alumni
Mar 4, 2025 10:55:39 AM

You will need to answer the Roth follow-up questions in the retirement section and enter the net contributions prior to 2024.

 

  1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
  2. Click on "Search" on the top and type “1099-R” 
  3. Click on “Jump to 1099-R” and enter all your 1099-Rs
  4. Click "Continue" on the "Review your 1099-R info" screen after you entered all you Form 1099-R
  5. Answer "Owned Any Roth IRA for Five Years?" screen
  6. Continue through the questions and make sure you enter the net contributions prior to 2024 on the "Enter Prior Year Roth IRA Contributions" screen 

 

If you made Roth IRA contributions for 2024 then you will need to enter them in the IRA contribution section:

 

  1. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions” 
  2. Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
  3. Select “Roth IRA”