24 June 2022 10:31

How to file tax return when doing a backdoor roth conversion?

Reporting the taxable contribution to an IRA or conversion to Roth on Form 8606 explains the transactions that occurred to the IRS. If you made a backdoor Roth contribution in the prior year, your custodian will provide you a Form 5498 to report the IRA contributions and a Form 1099-R to report Roth conversions.

How do I fill out IRS Form 8606 for backdoor Roth?

Part I of form 8606

  1. Line 1: Enter the nondeductible contribution you made to a traditional IRA in 2020. …
  2. Line 2: Enter your total basis in Traditional IRAs. …
  3. Line 3: Add lines 1 & 2 so you would enter $6,000 (or whatever amount you used for your nondeductible contribution).

How do I report a backdoor Roth in TurboTax 2021?

Reporting the Backdoor Roth IRA properly on Turbotax is unfortunately even more complicated than filling out Form 8606 by hand. The key to doing it right is to recognize that you report the conversion step in the Income section but your report the contribution step in the Deductions and Credits section.

Do I need to report a Roth conversion on my taxes?

Contributions to a Roth IRA aren’t deductible (and you don’t report the contributions on your tax return), but qualified distributions or distributions that are a return of contributions aren’t subject to tax.

Do you get a 1099-R for a backdoor Roth?

Around tax time, you will receive a 1099-R showing the distribution from your Traditional IRA that was converted to your Roth IRA the previous year. You’ll also receive an informational reporting form (5498) that shows the contribution you made to the Traditional IRA and the amount that was converted to Roth.

Do I need to file 8606 for Roth conversion?

Roth IRA distributions
Distributions from a Roth IRA are reported in Part III of Form 8606. If a distribution is a qualified distribution, it is not necessary to complete Form 8606.

How do I report backdoor Roth on TurboTax?

TurboTax Online

  1. Step 1: Enter the Non-Deductible Contribution to a Traditional IRA.
  2. Step 2: Enter the Conversion from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA.
  3. To check the results of your backdoor Roth IRA conversion, see your Form 1040:

Do you get taxed twice on backdoor Roth?

A backdoor Roth makes that IRA withdrawal shortly after the contribution, so you barely pay any taxes at all on the conversion to a Roth account. That net effect is very similar to a direct contribution to a Roth IRA.

How is a Roth conversion reported on 1099-R?

Generally, Code 2 is reflected on the Form 1099-R received from the payer of the distribution for a Roth IRA conversion, where a Traditional IRA is converted to a Roth IRA. Per IRS Publication 590-A Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), page 29: Income.

Do I need to file form 8606 every year?

You must file Form 8606 for every year when you contribute after-tax amounts (nondeductible contributions) to your traditional IRA. Conversions from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs also must be reported on Form 8606.

Does TurboTax do form 8606?

To trigger the 8606 in TurboTax
Open your return if it isn’t already open. Inside TurboTax, search for this exact phrase: IRA contribution information. Select the Jump to link in the search results. Proceed through the IRA section, answering questions as you go.

Do I need to report form 5498 on my tax return?

Form 5498 is for informational purposes only. You are not required to file it with your tax return. This form is not posted until May because you can contribute to an IRA for the previous year through mid-April. This means you will have finished your taxes before you receive this form.

What is the purpose of tax form 5498?

The information on Form 5498 is submitted to the IRS by the trustee or issuer of your individual retirement arrangement (IRA) to report contributions, including any catch-up contributions, required minimum distributions (RMDs), and the fair market value (FMV) of the account.

How does form 5498 affect my taxes?

Form 5498 tells you the fair market value of all the investments in your IRA account. If your IRA is not a Roth IRA, the IRS requires you to begin withdrawing money from the account starting with the calendar year you turn 72 (these required distributions were suspended for 2020).

Is form 5498 the same as 1099-R?

Relation to other forms
With regards to IRAs, Form 1099-R is used for reporting distributions from an IRA while Form 5498 is used for reporting contributions to an IRA. Income earned (such as interest and dividends) through an IRA is not reported on either Form 1099-R or Form 5498.

Do I do anything with 5498?

Form 5498 reports IRA contributions, rollovers, Roth IRA conversions, and required minimum distributions (RMDs) to the IRS. Your IRA trustee or custodian is the one responsible for mailing Form 5498 to the IRS, along with a copy to you. You don’t have to do anything with the form itself.

How do I add form 5498 to TurboTax?

You don’t need to enter information from your Form 5498 (IRA Contribution Information) into TurboTax – generally you will find the information you need to enter into your return about your IRA contributions on Form 1099-R. there is no filing requirement for Form 5498 – just retain it for your records.

Where do I enter information on form 5498?

This information should be entered on Form 8606 Nondeductible IRAs, Line 6 ONLY IF you took distributions from a Traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA during the current tax year AND you made nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA in the current tax year or an earlier year.

Where does form 5498-SA go in TurboTax?

The form 5498-SA is not entered in TurboTax. If any of your contributions were made by your employer or by you through a payroll deduction plan, then this appeared on your W-2 in box 12 with a code of “W”.

What is Box 5 on form 5498-SA?

This amount isn’t included in box 1, 2, or 3. Box 5. Shows the fair market value of your HSA, Archer MSA, or MA MSA at the end of 2022. Box 6. Shows the type of account that is reported on this Form 5498-SA. Other information.