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Roth IRA Conversion

ghegewald — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:21:23 GMT

I am going to do a Roth IRA Conversion this year (2021) where I rolled from a traditional IRA that was funded from taxed dollars several years ago. So when I convert, most of the $ should not be taxed since the bulk of the money has been taxed. There will be a small amount of investment profit. My question is how do I enter into Turbotax showing the amount correctly so it will not calculate as all needing to be taxed.

Thanks in advance.

Re: Roth IRA Conversion

AnnetteB6 — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 17:57:37 GMT

You will receive a Form 1099-R reporting the distribution from your Traditional IRA. After you enter the Form 1099-R, there will be follow-up questions to answer that will indicate that the distribution was rolled over to a Roth IRA.

Then, after you have finished entering any other Form 1099-R that you may have received, there will be yet other follow-up questions to answer. One of these will ask if you made non-deductible contributions to your Traditional IRA. You can answer 'yes' and enter the basis of your Traditional IRA account(s). This will allow TurboTax to calculate what portion of the rolled-over distribution will be taxable. So, be sure to have the non-deductible contribution amounts handy when you are working on your return for 2021.

Re: Roth IRA Conversion

ghegewald — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:05:36 GMT

Thanks! Makes sense.