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    Recharacterize 2024 ROTH Contribution to Traditional IRA

    1] A taxpayer made a $6600 contribution to a ROTH IRA in 2024, and then discovered in Feb 2025 (while doing his 2024 tax return) his income was too high to make a ROTH contribution without the 6% penalty.

    The taxpayer did a trustee-to-trustee recharacterization the $6600 contribution to an IRA in Feb 2025.

    A] Is it correct that the taxpayer needs to attach a statement to his 2024 tax return explaining the recharacterization.
    B] Does the following statement include the required information:
    In 2024, the first ROTH contribution was $200 on 01/09/2024, and the total ROTH contributed in 2024 was $6,60. All $6600 of the 2024 contributions were recharacterized, and the value of that portion on the date of recharacterization was $7,459.17. The recharacterization took place on 02/05/2025.
    C] In this case, is it correct that nothing has to be reported on Form 8606 for his 2024 tax return.


    2] As an ancillary question, if this recharacterization had occurred in 2024:
    A] Is it correct that the taxpayer needs to attach a statement to his 2024 tax return explaining the recharacterization.
    B] Is it correct that the $6600 transferred from the Roth IRA should be included on the 2024 Form 1040 line 4a, and 1040 line 4b should be zero.
    C] Is it correct that nothing has to be reported on Form 8606 for his 2024 tax return.


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    Start with TTB:

    Roth IRA Reporting
    ...
    If a contribution was made to a Roth IRA and later recharacterized all or a part as a traditional IRA, report the nonde-
    ductible traditional IRA portion on Part I, Form 8606. Do not report any remaining Roth IRA portion of the contribution
    on Form 8606. Attach a statement to the return explaining the recharacterization​.

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