Excess Roth contribution due to covid layoff.

To avoid the 6% tax on excess contributions, you must withdraw:

• the excess contributions from your IRA by the due date of your individual income tax return (including extensions); and
• any income earned on the excess contribution.

Please tell your bank that you want to withdraw the excess contribution with the earnings.

You will get a 1099-R  in 2021 with codes P and J. This 1099-R will have to be included on your 2020 tax return and you have two options: 

• You can wait until you receive the 1099-R in 2021 and amend your 2020 return or
• You can report it now in your 2020 return and ignore the 1099-R when it comes unless there is Box 4 Federal Tax withholding and/or box 14 State withholding. Then you must enter the 2021 1099-R into the 2021 tax return since the withholding is reported in the year that the tax was withheld. The 2021 code P will not do anything in 2021 tax return but the withholding will be applied to 2021.

To create a 1099-R in your 2020 return please follow the steps below:

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on the Search box on the top and type “1099-R”
3. Click on “Jump to 1099-R”
4. Select "I'll type it in myself"
5. Box 1 enter total distribution (contribution plus earning)
6. Box 2 enter the earnings
7. Box 7 enter P and J 
8. On the "Which year on Form 1099-R" screen say that this is a 2021 1099-R.