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Nondeductible IRA Contribution limit

  • March 22, 2024
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I am entering a Backdoor Roth.  I have entered info from my 1099R and the traditional nondeductible IRA contribution (same amount = $7,000).  I do not have an employer sponsored retirement plan and am over 55.  I keep getting a notice that the IRA worksheet is showing that my IRA nondeductible limit is $5,030.  Any idea why?

    Best answer by DanaB27

    Those are good tips! Thanks for your help!


    If you are in the phaseout range of the IRA deduction, then part of your traditional IRA contribution will be automatically nondeductible. Therefore, you can only choose to make the part nondeductible that is still deductible.

     

    For example, for a $6,500 contribution if it shows that $2,250 is still deductible then you can only enter $2,250 for the “Amount of your contribution to make Nondeductible”. The rest of the contribution ($4,250) is already automatically nondeductible. Therefore, you will have a total of $6,500 nondeductible.

     

     

    @MichVan 

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    Employee
    March 22, 2024

    A rollover/conversion is not the same as a contribution.  The rollover is entered into Turbotax via the 1099-R only.  Delete the contribution, unless you also made a separate contribution of new funds that was not a rollover.  

     

    Your IRA contribution is limited to the amount of your compensation from working.  Compensation is your W-2 wages plus your self-employment income minus the deductible portion of self-employment tax.  If you are semi-retired and only working part-time, your IRA eligibility may be limited by that.  

    MichVanAuthor
    March 22, 2024

    Thanks for your reply! I was following the Turbo Tax directions for BackDoor Roth:

    step 1. Enter the info on my 1099R under income 

    step 2. Enter the IRA contribution under deductions as a nondeductible contribution. I just can’t figure out why it will not let me indicate the entire $7,000 contribution as nondeductible…

    Employee
    March 22, 2024

    @MichVan wrote:

    Thanks for your reply! I was following the Turbo Tax directions for BackDoor Roth:

    step 1. Enter the info on my 1099R under income 

    step 2. Enter the IRA contribution under deductions as a nondeductible contribution. I just can’t figure out why it will not let me indicate the entire $7,000 contribution as nondeductible…


    What is your compensation (earnings from working)?