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No. it is not a recharacterization.
You took a distribution of your 401(k) in June of 2017 which is a taxable distribution plus a 10% early distribution penalty if there is a code 1 in the 1099-R that you should have received. Because you did not roll it into a Traditional IRA within the 60 day time limit that is a taxable distribution.
You enter the 1099-R for that in the Retirement 1099-R section.
If you subsequently made a Roth IRA contribution, then you enter that in the IRA contribution section. It is NOT a recharacterization because it was not rolled into an IRA to begun with. It is a new contribution subject to the rules of any new contribution. It cannot be more than $5,500 ($6,500 if over age 50) and cannot be more than your earned compensation, whichever is less.
If it exceeds that then it is an excess contribution subject to a 6% penalty that repeats each year until removed. If excessive it can be removed as a "return of contribution" without penalty if before the due date of the 2017 tax return (Apr 17, 2018) or the extended due date (Oct 15, 2018 if a timely extension is filed).
No. it is not a recharacterization.
You took a distribution of your 401(k) in June of 2017 which is a taxable distribution plus a 10% early distribution penalty if there is a code 1 in the 1099-R that you should have received. Because you did not roll it into a Traditional IRA within the 60 day time limit that is a taxable distribution.
You enter the 1099-R for that in the Retirement 1099-R section.
If you subsequently made a Roth IRA contribution, then you enter that in the IRA contribution section. It is NOT a recharacterization because it was not rolled into an IRA to begun with. It is a new contribution subject to the rules of any new contribution. It cannot be more than $5,500 ($6,500 if over age 50) and cannot be more than your earned compensation, whichever is less.
If it exceeds that then it is an excess contribution subject to a 6% penalty that repeats each year until removed. If excessive it can be removed as a "return of contribution" without penalty if before the due date of the 2017 tax return (Apr 17, 2018) or the extended due date (Oct 15, 2018 if a timely extension is filed).
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