Get 8606

You must file Form 8606 for every year when you contribute after-tax amounts (nondeductible contributions) to your traditional IRA. Conversions from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs also must be reported on Form 8606.

Use Form 8606 to report: Nondeductible contributions you made to traditional IRAs. Distributions from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs, if you have ever made nondeductible contributions to traditional IRAs. Conversions from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs to Roth IRAs.

Depending on the type of IRA you have, you may need Form 5498 to report IRA contribution deductions on your tax return. Form 5498: IRA Contributions Information reports to the IRS your IRA contributions for the year along with other information about your IRA account.

At a minimum, taxpayers who fail or forget to file Form 8606 should expect to receive an inquiry from the IRS, asking them to explain and verify their nondeductible contributions. Avoiding such an inquiry or an audit is a good reason to file the form.

You must file Form 8606 for every year when you contribute after-tax amounts (nondeductible contributions) to your traditional IRA. Conversions from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs also must be reported on Form 8606.

Form 8606 is a critical tax form to fill out if you have Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAs. It reports and tracks the rollover eligibility of after-tax assets from these retirement plans.

You don't have to file Form 8606 solely to report regular contributions to Roth IRAs. But see What Records Must I Keep, later. File 2022 Form 8606 with your 2022 Form 1040, 1040-SR, or 1040-NR by the due date, including extensions, of your return.

File an IRS Form 8606 for every year you contribute after-tax amounts (non-deductible IRA contribution) to your traditional IRA, and every year you receive a distribution from your IRA as long as you have after-tax amounts, including after-tax rollover amounts from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA plans.