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April 8, 2021
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Excess Contribution to Simple IRA

  • April 8, 2021
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My wife made excess contributions to her simple IRA in 2020.  We removed the excess contribution in 2021.  How do we report this on our 2020 taxes, or does it get reported for 2021?

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April 9, 2021

You will get a form 1099-R in 2022 reporting the distribution. You could wait until then to record the earnings on the distribution, but that will entail amending your 2020 tax return. You can report it on your 2020 return now if you know what the income earned on the funds is.

 

To report the earnings on the contribution in 2020, you should enter a Substitute form 1099-R and enter it on your 2020 return. You will see an option for this when you see the screen Tell us Which 1099-R You Have. 

 

Enter in box 1 the distribution amount.  In box 2 enter the earnings. Enter code "8" in box 7. 

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