Form 8606

Department of the Treasury 

Internal Revenue Service (99)

Nondeductible IRAs

▶ Information about Form 8606 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form8606.

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

OMB No. 1545-0074

2015

Attachment 

Sequence No. 48

Name. If married, file a separate form for each spouse required to file Form 8606. See instructions. Your social security number 

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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. If you have a foreign address, also complete the spaces below. 

Foreign country name Foreign province/state/county Foreign postal code

Part I 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 2015. 

• You took distributions from a traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA in 2015 and you made nondeductible contributions to a 

traditional IRA in 2015 or an earlier year. For this purpose, a distribution does not include a rollover, 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 2015 (excluding any portion 

you recharacterized) and you made nondeductible contributions to a traditional IRA in 2015 or an earlier year.

1 Enter your nondeductible contributions to traditional IRAs for 2015, including those made for 2015 

from January 1, 2016, through April 18, 2016 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

2 Enter your total basis in traditional IRAs (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

3 Add lines 1 and 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

In 2015, did you take a distribution 

from traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs, 

or make a Roth IRA conversion?

No ▶ Enter the amount from line 3 on line 14. 

Do not complete the rest of Part I.

Yes ▶ Go to line 4.

4 Enter those contributions included on line 1 that were made from January 1, 2016, through April 18, 2016 4

5 Subtract line 4 from line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

6 Enter the value of all your traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs as of 

December 31, 2015, plus any outstanding rollovers (see instructions) . . 6

7 Enter your distributions from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs in

2015. Do not include rollovers, a one-time distribution to fund an HSA, 

conversions to a Roth IRA, certain returned contributions, or 

recharacterizations of traditional IRA contributions (see instructions) . 7

8 Enter the net amount you converted from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE 

IRAs to Roth IRAs in 2015. Do not include amounts converted that you 

later recharacterized (see instructions). Also enter this amount on line 16 . 8

9 Add lines 6, 7, and 8 . . . . . . . . 9

10 Divide line 5 by line 9. Enter the result as a decimal rounded to at least 

3 places. If the result is 1.000 or more, enter “1.000” . . . . . . 10 × .

11 Multiply line 8 by line 10. This is the nontaxable portion of the amount 

you converted to Roth IRAs. Also enter this amount on line 17 . . . 11

12 Multiply line 7 by line 10. This is the nontaxable portion of your 

distributions that you did not convert to a Roth IRA . . . . . . . 12

13 Add lines 11 and 12. This is the nontaxable portion of all your distributions . . . . . . . . 13

14 Subtract line 13 from line 3. This is your total basis in traditional IRAs for 2015 and earlier years 14

15 Taxable amount. Subtract line 12 from line 7. If more than zero, also include this amount on Form

1040, line 15b; Form 1040A, line 11b; or Form 1040NR, line 16b . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Note. You may be subject to an additional 10% tax on the amount on line 15 if you were under 

age 591⁄2 at the time of the distribution (see instructions).

For Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Cat. No. 63966F Form 8606 (2015) 
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Part II 2015 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 2015 (excluding 

any portion you recharacterized).

16 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 2015. Do not include amounts 

you later recharacterized back to traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRAs in 2015 or 2016 (see instructions) 16

17 If you completed Part I, enter the amount from line 11. Otherwise, enter your basis in the amount 

on line 16 (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

18 Taxable amount. Subtract line 17 from line 16. If more than zero, also include this amount on

Form 1040, line 15b; Form 1040A, line 11b; or Form 1040NR, line 16b . . . . . . . . . . 18

Part III Distributions From Roth IRAs

Complete this part only if you took a distribution from a Roth IRA in 2015. For this purpose, a distribution does not 

include a rollover, one-time distribution to fund an HSA, recharacterization, or return of certain contributions (see 

instructions).

19 Enter your total nonqualified distributions from Roth IRAs in 2015, including any qualified first-time 

homebuyer distributions (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

20 Qualified first-time homebuyer expenses (see instructions). Do not enter more than $10,000 . . 20

21 Subtract line 20 from line 19. If zero or less, enter -0- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

22 Enter your basis in Roth IRA contributions (see instructions). If line 21 is zero, stop here . . . . 22

23 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 instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

24 Enter your basis in conversions from traditional, SEP, and SIMPLE IRAs and rollovers from

qualified retirement plans to a Roth IRA (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

25 Taxable amount. Subtract line 24 from line 23. If more than zero, also include this amount on

Form 1040, line 15b; Form 1040A, line 11b; or Form 1040NR, line 16b . . . . . . . . . . 25

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Form 8606 (2015)