TT Premier not handling IRA to ROTH Conversions well. :( I think it has correctly made my Conversion a non-taxable event, but on the 1099-R Worksheet, it is showing the total distribution on line 5, which is the amount NOT converted to ROTH. Since ALL my gross amount was converted to ROTH should I zero out line 5 and put that amount on line 4 instead? Why can't TT figure this out? This should be a VERY EASY and COMMON transaction (IRA to ROTH Conversion).
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I think that you mean lines 4 and 5 of the Form 1099-R Summary. TurboTax has nothing called a 1099-R "Worksheet".
The result you presently are seeing implies that you did not indicate that any of the gross amount was rolled over to a Roth IRA. Go back and edit the Form 1099-R reporting the distribution from the traditional IRA. Be sure to indicate that you moved the money to another retirement account and the you converted the entire amount to Roth.
I tried to do this for TY 2022 on TT, 20K conversion from IRA to Roth, with 20% withholding, and ended up with a $1200 penalty (6%), apparently because I called it a contribution, not a conversion, in the TT algorithm, by mistake, but I am still not sure how exactly to do it all correctly next year.
You have to fix this error with an amended 2022 tax return.
you will be paying 6% every year until you take care of it.
Thanks for the reply.
I did file an amended return, but am still not sure I know how to do it correctly next year.
A backdoor Roth IRA allows you to get around income limits by converting a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. Contributing directly to a Roth IRA is restricted if your income is beyond certain limits, but there are no income limits for conversions.
You’ll receive a Form 1099-R with code 2 in box 7 (or code 7 if your age is over 59 ½) in the year you make your Roth conversion. You should report your conversion for the year you receive this 1099-R:
How to Report a 2022 Backdoor IRA to Roth in TurboTax
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