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Level 2
posted Apr 13, 2025 12:31:53 PM

Married Filing Separately and Roth IRA

I'm preparing taxes for my daughter who was married on 12/31/24 and now needs to file separately from her  ex-husband. She has been contributing to a Roth each month in 2024. What options are there to minimize her penalty and paper work? Thank you.

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Expert Alumni
Apr 13, 2025 12:40:02 PM

She'd need to recharacterize her Roth contributions to a traditional IRA by April 15 to avoid a penalty. She can then convert the funds in the traditional account back to a Roth account.

Level 2
Apr 13, 2025 3:16:55 PM

Thank you, Kesha. I appreciate the reply.