Otherwise, you will be making a
non-deductible contribution to the IRS.
a) Please note: Investors who have made
non-deductible contributions to a Traditional IRA should have filed IRS Form 8606 with their tax returns to report each year a
non-deductible contribution was made.
Just as with tax-deductible retirement plan contributions,
non-deductible contributions compound tax-free every year the money remains in your account.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986 reduced or eliminated the tax deduction for higher-earning workers who were covered under a workplace plan, though
non-deductible contributions were still permitted.
However, all the non-Roth IRAs owned by the taxpayer are treated as one IRA for purposes of determining the pro-rata taxable and nontaxable treatment of the converted amount, so an individual cannot simply elect to convert only his or her nondeductible IRA contributions, even if all the individual's
non-deductible contributions are in one IRA.
Except for
non-deductible contributions made to your original IRA, the amount of the conversion is considered income and is taxable in the year you convert.
Do you have
non-deductible contributions in your IRA?
Individuals who are not eligible to make deductible contributions to a traditional IRA or to make contributions to a Roth IRA still may make non-deductible contributions to a traditional IRA.
Any IRA account, whether it includes tax-deductible or non-deductible contributions, may be converted to a Roth IRA, provided the account holder is eligible.
IF a taxpayer has made
non-deductible contributions, a portion of the distribution is not subject to taxation or penallty--the portion treated as a return of
non-deductible contributions.
Of those who funded their IRAs in the 1998 tax year, more than half made a tax-deductible contribution to a tax-deferred Traditional IRA, with the remainder split about evenly between
non-deductible contributions to Traditional IRAs and contributions to the new Roth IRAs.
This new IRA will generally allow
non-deductible contributions to build up and be distributed without payment of any income taxes on any appreciation of IRA investments.
