Need some help understanding what to enter in Turbo Tax and how. Thanks! See below for timeline of events.
2020 - made a Roth IRA contribution of $6,000
2021 - realized MAGI was too high prior to filing 2020 taxes
Jan 22, 2021 - recharacterized $7,154.66 to traditional IRA ($6,000 (initial contribution) + $1,154.66 (gains))
Jan 25, 2021 - backdoor Roth IRA $7,147.30 (lost some $)
Filed my 2020 taxes where I reported the $6,000 as nondeductible on Form 8606. Received form 5498 later in the year.
Jan 27, 2021 - I did a $6,000 backdoor Roth IRA contribution towards the 2021 tax year.
I then received a 1099-R for 2021 reporting
$13,147.30 ($6,000 + $7,147.30) as gross
distributionand taxable amount with distribution code 2.
What do I enter in TurboTax and how? Why is the amount for $13,147.30 and not $6,000?
You got a Form 1099-R for $13,147.30 because that is how much you converted in 2021.
You stated you have Form 8606 when you entered the recharacterization on your 2020 return. You will need your basis from line 14 and enter this during the TurboTax interview (either steps 9 and 10 when you enter your 2021 contribution or steps 11 and 12 when you enter your 1099-R).
To enter the 2021 nondeductible contribution to the traditional IRA:
To enter the 1099-R distribution/conversion:
You got a Form 1099-R for $13,147.30 because that is how much you converted in 2021.
You stated you have Form 8606 when you entered the recharacterization on your 2020 return. You will need your basis from line 14 and enter this during the TurboTax interview (either steps 9 and 10 when you enter your 2021 contribution or steps 11 and 12 when you enter your 1099-R).
To enter the 2021 nondeductible contribution to the traditional IRA:
To enter the 1099-R distribution/conversion:
Hello @DanaB27 @DaveF1006 ,
Should there be a value in line 8 on the 8606 form, which would automatically populate lines 9, 10, and 11? If so, it did not populate.
@KingTuk No, there should not be an amount on line 8. You did not have a SEP or SIMPLE plan.