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Massachusetts does not allow a deduction for a Traditional IRA from taxable income. Therefore, when you receive distributions from a Traditional IRA from Massachusetts, you do not pay tax on any of the distributions until you have first distributed out your Massachusetts after-tax contributions. These are the contributions that you made while living in Massachusetts throughout the years that did not reduce your Massachusetts taxable income.
So for Question #1, you hopefully have a record of all the contributions you have made to the IRA while living in Massachusetts. Distributions that are a recovery of basis are not taxable in Massachusetts, (because they were never deducted originally). Growth, however, is taxed in Massachusetts, as is the recovery of contributions made while living in another state, because these contributions were never taxed in Massachusetts.
For Question #2, you are correct. You should enter in the distributions you had in previous years because Massachusetts wants to track your nondeductible contributions to recover these as nontaxable distributions. Once the original contribution basis has been fully recaptured, your IRA distributions from that point forward are taxed in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts does not allow a deduction for a Traditional IRA from taxable income. Therefore, when you receive distributions from a Traditional IRA from Massachusetts, you do not pay tax on any of the distributions until you have first distributed out your Massachusetts after-tax contributions. These are the contributions that you made while living in Massachusetts throughout the years that did not reduce your Massachusetts taxable income.
So for Question #1, you hopefully have a record of all the contributions you have made to the IRA while living in Massachusetts. Distributions that are a recovery of basis are not taxable in Massachusetts, (because they were never deducted originally). Growth, however, is taxed in Massachusetts, as is the recovery of contributions made while living in another state, because these contributions were never taxed in Massachusetts.
For Question #2, you are correct. You should enter in the distributions you had in previous years because Massachusetts wants to track your nondeductible contributions to recover these as nontaxable distributions. Once the original contribution basis has been fully recaptured, your IRA distributions from that point forward are taxed in Massachusetts.
I realize this question was answered long ago but I have a related question.
If I understand this matter correctly there is a difference in how Mass and the Feds recover basis that was never taxed. Mass wants to recover it all upfront with the initial distributions. The Feds will recover it gradually over the years as distributions are made.
Is this correct?
This article is very helpful BUT I'm 89 years old!
I have NOT made contributions for over 50 years.
I have been taking distributions in MA for 10 years and have no idea the total amount.
PLEASE HELP
If you contributed to your retirement plan through your employer with payroll deductions, these are 'pre-tax' contributions, so are taxable when you take them out (this is the case with most people).
If this applies to you, leave those boxes asking about 1) Other Contributions previously taxed by MA 2) Total Distributions received in previous years blank.
If you contributed funds on your own, those 'after tax' contributions are not taxed in Massachusetts when you take them out.
If this applies to you, you would need to know the amount of these 'after tax' contributions so that MA knows when to start taxing your withdrawals.
This will be noted as the difference between Box 1 (Gross Distribution) and Box 2a (Taxable Amount) on your 1099-R.
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