Hi,
I'm wondering if it's possible to report Traditional to Roth recharacterization for year X if the recharacterization happened in year X+1 before the deadline? If I need to report that in year X+1, can I still do another recharacterization in year X+1?
Thanks,
Yes, if you recharacterized the contribution you made for 2020 (X) in 2021 ( X+1, before the due date) then you will report the recharacterization on your 2020 tax return.
You will enter the recharacterization when you enter the contribution to the traditional IRA:
Yes, you can make another recharacterization of a contribution in 2021.
Yes, if you recharacterized the contribution you made for 2020 (X) in 2021 ( X+1, before the due date) then you will report the recharacterization on your 2020 tax return.
You will enter the recharacterization when you enter the contribution to the traditional IRA:
Yes, you can make another recharacterization of a contribution in 2021.
Thanks for the response. I followed those steps. I still get an error about "Your income is too high to contribute". My understanding was that recharacterization of IRA is independent of income.
Please be aware your Roth IRA contribution may be limited based on your filing status and income. Please see 2020 - Amount of Roth IRA Contributions You Can Make for 2020 for details.
To clarify, you contributed to a traditional IRA and recharacterized it as a Roth IRA contribution?
Or are you trying to convert money from the traditional IRA to Roth IRA? This would be taxable income unless you made nondeductible contributions to the traditional IRA ,then amounts allocated to the basis would be tax free.