8606 Nondeductible IRAs

Form

8606

OMB No. 1545-0074

Nondeductible IRAs
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Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)

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2008

See separate instructions.

Attachment
Sequence No.

Attach to Form 1040, Form 1040A, or Form 1040NR.

Name. If married, file a separate form for each spouse required to file Form 8606. See page 5 of the instructions.

Fill in Your Address Only
If You Are Filing This
Form by Itself and Not
With Your Tax Return

Part I

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Your social security number

Home address (number and street, or P.O. box if mail is not delivered to your home)

Apt. no.

City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code

Nondeductible Contributions to Traditional IRAs and Distributions From Traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs
Complete this part only if one or more of the following apply.
● You made nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA for 2008.
● You took distributions from a traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA in 2008 and you made nondeductible contributions to
a traditional IRA in 2008 or an earlier year. For this purpose, a distribution does not include a rollover (other than a
repayment of a qualified disaster recovery assistance distribution), qualified charitable distribution, one-time
distribution to fund an HSA, conversion, recharacterization, or return of certain contributions.
● You converted part, but not all, of your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs to Roth IRAs in 2008 (excluding any portion
you recharacterized) and you made nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA in 2008 or an earlier year.

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Enter your nondeductible contributions to traditional IRAs for 2008, including those made for
2008 from January 1, 2009, through April 15, 2009 (see page 5 of the instructions)
Enter your total basis in traditional IRAs (see page 6 of the instructions)
Add lines 1 and 2
In 2008, did you take a
distribution from traditional,
SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs, or
make a Roth IRA conversion?

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Yes

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Enter the amount from line 3 on
line 14. Do not complete the rest
of Part I.
Go to line 4.

Enter those contributions included on line 1 that were made from January 1, 2009, through
April 15, 2009
Subtract line 4 from line 3
Enter the value of all your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs as of
December 31, 2008, plus any outstanding rollovers. Subtract any
repayments of qualified disaster recovery assistance distributions. If
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the result is zero or less, enter -0- (see page 6 of the instructions)
Enter your distributions from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs in
2008. Do not include rollovers (other than repayments of qualified
disaster recovery assistance distributions), qualified charitable
distributions, a one-time distribution to fund an HSA, conversions to
a Roth IRA, certain returned contributions, or recharacterizations of
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traditional IRA contributions (see page 6 of the instructions)
Enter the net amount you converted from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE
IRAs to Roth IRAs in 2008. Do not include amounts converted that
you later recharacterized (see page 7 of the instructions). Also enter
this amount on line 16
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Add lines 6, 7, and 8

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Divide line 5 by line 9. Enter the result as a decimal rounded to at
10
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least 3 places. If the result is 1.000 or more, enter “1.000”
11 Multiply line 8 by line 10. This is the nontaxable portion of the amount
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you converted to Roth IRAs. Also enter this amount on line 17
12 Multiply line 7 by line 10. This is the nontaxable portion of your
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distributions that you did not convert to a Roth IRA
13 Add lines 11 and 12. This is the nontaxable portion of all your distributions
14 Subtract line 13 from line 3. This is your total basis in traditional IRAs for 2008 and earlier years
15a Subtract line 12 from line 7.
b Amount on line 15a attributable to qualified disaster recovery assistance distributions (see page
7 of the instructions). Also enter this amount on Form 8930, line 13
c Taxable amount. Subtract line 15b from line 15a. If more than zero, also include this amount
on Form 1040, line 15b; Form 1040A, line 11b; or Form 1040NR, line 16b
Note: You may be subject to an additional 10% tax on the amount on line 15c if you were under
age 591⁄ 2 at the time of the distribution (see page 7 of the instructions).
For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 9 of the instructions.

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Cat. No. 63966F

Form

8606

(2008)

Form 8606 (2008)

Part II

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2008 Conversions From Traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs to Roth IRAs
Complete this part if you converted part or all of your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs to a Roth IRA in 2008 (excluding
any portion you recharacterized).
Caution: If your modified adjusted gross income is over $100,000 or you are married filing separately and you lived with
your spouse at any time in 2008, you cannot convert any amount from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs to Roth IRAs
for 2008. If you erroneously made a conversion, you must recharacterize (correct) it (see page 7 of the instructions).

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If you completed Part I, enter the amount from line 8. Otherwise, enter the net amount you
converted from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs to Roth IRAs in 2008. Do not include amounts
you later recharacterized back to traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs in 2008 or 2009 (see page 7
of the instructions)

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If you completed Part I, enter the amount from line 11. Otherwise, enter your basis in the amount
on line 16 (see page 7 of the instructions)

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Taxable amount. Subtract line 17 from line 16. Also include this amount on Form 1040,
line 15b; Form 1040A, line 11b; or Form 1040NR, line 16b

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Part III

Distributions From Roth IRAs
Complete this part only if you took a distribution from a Roth IRA in 2008. For this purpose, a distribution does not
include a rollover (other than a repayment of a qualified disaster recovery assistance distribution), qualified charitable
distribution, one-time distribution to fund an HSA, recharacterization, or return of certain contributions (see page 7 of
the instructions).

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Enter your total nonqualified distributions from Roth IRAs in 2008 including any qualified first-time
homebuyer distributions (see page 7 of the instructions)

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Qualified first-time homebuyer expenses (see page 7 of the instructions). Do not enter more than
$10,000

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Subtract line 20 from line 19. If zero or less, enter -0- and skip lines 22 through 25

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Enter your basis in Roth IRA contributions (see page 8 of the instructions)

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Subtract line 22 from line 21. If zero or less, enter -0- and skip lines 24 and 25. If more than zero,
you may be subject to an additional tax (see page 8 of the instructions)

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Enter your basis in conversions from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs and rollovers from qualified
retirement plans to a Roth IRA (see page 8 of the instructions)

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25a Subtract line 24 from line 23. If zero or less, enter -0- and skip lines 25b and 25c
b Amount on line 25a attributable to qualified disaster recovery assistance distributions (see page
8 of the instructions). Also enter this amount on Form 8930, line 14
c Taxable amount. Subtract line 25b from line 25a. If more than zero, also include this amount on
Form 1040, line 15b; Form 1040A, line 11b; or Form 1040NR, line 16b

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knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than taxpayer) is based on all information of
which preparer has any knowledge.

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Form

8606

(2008)