Client receives a 1099-R almost every year, coded with an "8", with gross = taxable, and federal income tax withheld of 10% of box 1. In past years, client's total contributions have been under the $18,500 limit. In 2018, client changed jobs, and was told he was $1,500 under that allowable amount ($17,000, when he left), and so had new employer contribute $1,500 to new employer's plan. Then received W2 showing full $18,500 in job 1, and $1,500 in job 2.
If client receives and correctly reports and pays taxes on the 1099 R amount, why doesn't that amount add to the amount he is allowed to contribute in the year of the 1099R? Isn't the 1099R effectively reducing the amount of his contribution - using code 8 would be for 2018, and code P would be for 2017?
To put a few more numbers on it, his 1099-R with code 8 in 2018 was $428. Shouldn't that mean that his excess was $1500-$428?
Also, does it matter which job gives him the excess? When he spoke to old employer, they ran numbers and gave him a net check to fix 2018 excess, in 2019, of $3,981.69.... well above the $1500 IRS issue...
If client receives and correctly reports and pays taxes on the 1099 R amount, why doesn't that amount add to the amount he is allowed to contribute in the year of the 1099R? Isn't the 1099R effectively reducing the amount of his contribution - using code 8 would be for 2018, and code P would be for 2017?
To put a few more numbers on it, his 1099-R with code 8 in 2018 was $428. Shouldn't that mean that his excess was $1500-$428?
Also, does it matter which job gives him the excess? When he spoke to old employer, they ran numbers and gave him a net check to fix 2018 excess, in 2019, of $3,981.69.... well above the $1500 IRS issue...
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