After you've saved up to the match in your employer plan and maxed out your IRA, go back to your employer plan. The 2025 annual limit for employee contributions is $23,500 ($31,000 if you're age 50 or older and your plan allows catch-up contributions.)
Contributions for all types of IRAs—Roth, traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE—are reported on Form 5498.
Conversions from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA are reported on Form 1099‑R.
The distribution code in Box 7 is determined by your age at the time you converted.
Recharacterizations from a Roth IRA to a traditional IRA—and vice versa—are reported on 2 different tax forms:
You'll see an "R" in Box 7 of Form 1099-R.
Although the original contribution or conversion took place in 2021, the recharacterization will be reported for the 2022 tax year.
You'll see an "N" in Box 7 of Form 1099-R.
Since the recharacterization takes place in the 2022 tax year, you'll receive the tax form that reports the transaction in early 2023.
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