Backdoor Roth / Married Filing Separately question?
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Is there any special paperwork I need to fill out to announce that I’m pulling that excess contribution money out Just the normal ones. You can withdraw money on the website or on the app. It's simply a withdrawal. 2026 Form 8606 part 3, because you're withdrawing money from Roth IRA. There is no tax or penalty for withdrawing up to contributions…
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However, when I consulted a CPA about fixing the other couple of contribution years, they said that I cannot do a backdoor Roth at all while MFS They are wrong. If you have includable earned income, you can do BDR. What they should have said is that you cannot recharacterize after the deadline has passed. Since the deadline to recharacterize is…
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irs form 5329. what brokerage do you use though? you can probably just call their customer service line. excess contributions aren't a super niche topic, they should be able to tell you what to do
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Thank you! I am aware that I can’t recharacterize those years, and wanted to know what I can do about it to fix it. Is there any special paperwork I need to fill out to announce that I’m pulling that excess contribution money out, or just… do it? Also, would I need to somehow withdraw the earnings I made from those years as well?
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That cpa should lose their license for giving such incorrect advice Backdoor roth: