I've created kind of a mess here and would appreciate any help in resolving it.
Background:
While preparing my 2020 tax return I mistakenly deducted the $10,200 unemployment compensation exemption from my Modified Adjusted Gross Income. Realizing my mistake after I had filed, I redid the calculations and determined that I now had excess contributions to my ROTH IRA. I immediately had the excess contribution + earnings withdrawn from my IRA. Although I had already filed my 2020 return, the excess contribution + earnings were removed prior to the 2020 filing deadline and after I had turned 59 1/2.
An amended return for the 2020 filing has been prepared to correct the MAGI calculation as well as to adjust the amount I contributed to my IRA.
Question(s):
I've received a 1099-R for 2021 accounting for the withdrawal.
Box 1 of the 1099-R shows the total withdrawal (excess contribution + earnings), Box 2a is blank, and Box 2b is checked (indicating "Taxable amount not determined). So far so good.
My question(s) relate(s) to the coding of Box 7. Box 7 contains the codes P, J.
Code J indicates that this was an early withdrawal. I've had this ROTH IRA for more than 5 years and was 59 1/2 when the withdrawal was executed, so is this truly an early distribution? Based on the timing of the withdrawal, is the "J" code incorrect?
Code P indicates that the money was excess contributions + earnings and is taxable in 2020.
Based on the above, is any or all of this withdrawal taxable?
Thanks in advance for your help.
BZ
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If you had the IRA for more than five years and were 59 1/2 when you took the distribution, then the early withdrawal penalty should not apply. However, you would need to get the 1099-R corrected to deal with that properly. Since you reported the tax correctly in 2020, you shouldn't need to do anything special besides requesting a corrected form 1099-R.
The earnings on the funds, if any, are taxable in 2020. The principal withdrawn is not subject to tax or penalty.
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