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April 14, 2024
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Roth conversion is being treated by Turbotax as a contribution. How do I correct that as am being assessed a penalty for excessive IRA contribution?

  • April 14, 2024
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Tried repeatedly to go back and edit, but I am still told at the end that a penalty still applies for excessive “contributions” when no contributions were made.

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April 14, 2024

Be sure that you have not entered anything in the Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions section of your return pertaining to the Roth IRA.  

 

A conversion is not the same thing as a contribution and if you converted a Traditional IRA distribution to a Roth IRA, then entering the Form 1099-R reporting the distribution from your Traditional IRA and answering the follow-up questions to show it was converted is all that is required with respect to the Roth IRA.

 

If you made the Traditional IRA non-deductible contribution during 2023, then that will be entered as a contribution.  

 

 

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