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Roth contributions question is extremely confusing. The LAST time I ever contributed to a Roth IRA was 2010. The FIRST time I ever took any distribution was 2016.

I am puzzled as to the answer to "Enter Prior Year Roth IRA".  It is 6 years ago and is not an issue as far as being taxable.
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dmertz
Level 15

Roth contributions question is extremely confusing. The LAST time I ever contributed to a Roth IRA was 2010. The FIRST time I ever took any distribution was 2016.

If you were under age 59½ at the time of the, to be able to determine the taxable amount of your 2016 distribution by preparing Form 8606, TurboTax needs to know the total amount that you contributed to your Roth IRAs for years prior to 2016.

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dmertz
Level 15

Roth contributions question is extremely confusing. The LAST time I ever contributed to a Roth IRA was 2010. The FIRST time I ever took any distribution was 2016.

If you were under age 59½ at the time of the, to be able to determine the taxable amount of your 2016 distribution by preparing Form 8606, TurboTax needs to know the total amount that you contributed to your Roth IRAs for years prior to 2016.

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