However, you'll still have to pay tax on amounts not considered a return
of your nondeductible contributions.
Bear in mind that a traditional IRA has basis only to the extent
of your nondeductible contributions.
Some people have traditional IRAs that consist mostly
of nondeductible contributions.
A: If you convert the entire amount of all traditional IRAs you own, then the non-taxable part of your rollover distribution is simply the total amount
of nondeductible contributions you made to all of those IRAs, less the amount of nontaxable distributions you received in the past.
Example: You have a traditional IRA with a balance of $ 10,000, which includes $ 6,000
of nondeductible contributions.
Because the aggregation rule makes the taxable distribution the same no matter which account you convert, you can't reduce the taxable distribution amount by converting an IRA with a larger proportion
of nondeductible contributions.
Not exact matches
If I an correct, in traditional IRA, the basis, as in 8606, is the portion
of the balance due to
nondeductible contribution.
The need to save for a secure tomorrow, combined with the power
of tax - deferred earnings, makes
nondeductible IRA
contributions a promising alternative for individuals no longer eligible for deductible IRA
contributions.
One advantage
of nondeductible IRA
contributions is that the earnings are tax - deferred.
If you exceed the income limits, you can still make the maximum annual
contribution, but a portion or all
of it will be considered a
nondeductible contribution.
If you only have one traditional IRA, the amount
of the distribution to be taxed equals the account balance on the conversion date minus any
nondeductible contributions.
A Roth IRA allows you to receive tax - free distributions
of your retirement funds in return for making
nondeductible contributions now.
Once you make a
nondeductible contribution to a Traditional IRA or rollover after - tax amounts, any distributions taken from the IRA will include a prorated amount
of pre-tax and post-tax assets.
If you convert only part
of your traditional IRA, or if you have more than one traditional IRA and don't convert all
of them, then the nontaxable part
of your conversion distribution will be determined by a formula where the nontaxable percentage is the amount
of your total
nondeductible contributions (less any nontaxable distributions you previously received) divided by the total balance
of all
of your traditional IRAs.
A: Yes, but when you determine how much
of your conversion distribution is taxable, you're required to treat all your traditional IRAs as if they were one big IRA, so you don't get any advantage if you take the distribution out
of the IRA that has the most
nondeductible contributions.
For example, if 60 %
of your IRA balance comes from
nondeductible contributions and you convert $ 8,000
of that IRA, you'll report $ 3,200
of income from the conversion (40 %
of $ 8,000).
Q: How do I determine how much
of my distribution is nontaxable if I made
nondeductible contributions to one or more
of my traditional IRAs?
Income tax is certainly due on the total amount
of the distribution, less that part
of the distribution that is a return
of nondeductible post-tax
contributions, if any, to the Traditional IRA.
If you also made
nondeductible contributions to your IRAs, some
of the amount won't be subject to income taxes.
Keep a record
of all
nondeductible IRA
contributions — and make sure your heirs know where to find the details.
Once you make a
nondeductible contribution or roll over after - tax amounts to any
of your Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA, any subsequent distributions from any
of your Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRAs will include a prorated amount
of pretax and post-tax assets, as these IRAs are aggregated for the purposes
of determining the taxable amount
of any distributions.
Once you make a
nondeductible contribution or roll over after - tax amounts to any
of your Traditional, SEP or SIMPLE IRA
Basis, also referred to as after - tax balances, accrue in retirement accounts from
nondeductible contributions and rollovers
of after - tax amounts to IRAs.
These work somewhat like
nondeductible IRA
contributions: they permit tax - deferred buildup
of investment earnings, and they create basis in the account so that the portion
of your subsequent withdrawals representing these after - tax dollars will not be taxed again.
Of that $ 20,000, $ 13,000 was taxable upon the conversion, and $ 7,000 was not because it came from
nondeductible IRA
contributions.
«If you make your
contribution to the
nondeductible traditional IRA and then leave it there until it accumulates sufficient investment income to exceed the full
contribution amount before you convert it, you will have to reverse the excess amount
of the conversion before the end
of the year or face a fine from the Internal Revenue Service.
Or you can split your
contributions between types
of accounts, deductible and
nondeductible.