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Roth IRA excess contribution withdrawl and 1099-R with Federal withholding

I contributed $7,000 to my Roth IRA in November 2024 for the first time and later found out I'm over the MAGI limit and withdraw the whole amount in December 2024. I received a 1099-R with $700 federal income tax withheld on Box 4 and Code J for Distribution Code box 7. My understanding is I'm withdrawing my contribution made in the same year and it should not be taxed or penalized. When I put $7,000 under "Corrective distribution made before the due date of the return", my tax still went up $982 while I was expecting a reduction of $700 for the witheld amount. Since this is my first year contributing I also couldn't put $7,000 to prior year contributions which will result in a reduction of $700 tax owed. What am I doing wrong here?

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Roth IRA excess contribution withdrawl and 1099-R with Federal withholding

Did you tell the trustee that this was a corrective distribution of excess contributions, or did you just make a regular withdrawal?  A corrective distribution probably required extra paperwork.  The trustee should have returned the $7000 plus any earnings that could be attributed to the contribution (any gains or growth).  For example, if there was $50 growth between November and December, you should have withdrawn $7050.  Box 1 would show $7050, box 2A would show $50, there would be no withholding, and box 7 would have codes 8 and J, not just J.

 

It sounds like this was processed as a regular withdrawal.  (Are there still earnings in the account?  Did it earn nothing?)

 

If you asked for a corrective return of excess contributions and they processed it incorrectly, and you can prove it, they should issue a corrected 1099-R.  However, if you just asked for a withdrawal, then you did it wrong and you are stuck with the consequences.***

 

Delete the 1099-R and start the Roth IRA section over.  Report that you made $7000 of contributions.  When you are told you are ineligible and asked if you removed the excess, say no.  You will be assessed a 6% penalty, or $420.  Then enter the 1099-R as a regular withdrawal from the Roth IRA.  You will be asked about prior contributions and prior withdrawals.  Since you had no prior contributions (except the $7000 from 2024) and no prior withdrawals, this $7000 represents a withdrawal of contributions and should not be subject to income tax.  So you should net a $280 return of the $700 withholding.

 

***I think it is too late to try to recharacterize the contribution as a non-deductible traditional IRA to do a backdoor Roth.  I think taking a regular withdrawal messed up that option.  But @dmertz  might have a different option.  Are you just late for 2024, or did you request an extension before April 15?

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