Creating Form 5498
- Click on the Payer List button.
- Double click on the payer name.
- Highlight the recipient to add the form to.
- Click on the Add Form button.
- Choose 5498 from the Form Type drop down menu.
- Fill in the necessary fields on the form:
- Corrected: Check if this box applies.
- IRA contributions: Enter contributions to traditional IRA made for the year.
- Rollover contributions: Enter any rollover contributions made to any IRA received during current tax year.
- Roth IRA conversion amount: Enter the amount converted from a traditional IRA, SEP, or SIMPLE to a Roth IRA during current tax year.
- Recharacterized contribs.: Enter the amount recharacterized from transferring any part of the contribution (plus earnings) from one type of IRS to another.
- Fair market value of account: Enter the fair market value of the account.
- Life insurance cost incl. in box 1: For endowment contracts only, enter the amount included in box 1 allocable to the cost of life insurance.
- Box 7 checkboxes: Check IRA, SEP, SIMPLE, or Roth IRA if they apply.
- SEP contributions: Enter employer contributions made to a SEP.
- SIMPLE contributions: Enter any SIMPLE contributions during current tax year.
- Roth IRA contributions: Enter any contributions made to a Roth IRA.
- Check if RMD for YYYY: Check this box if a required minimum distribution (RMD) must be taken, where YYYY is the next year.
- RMD date: Enter the date by which the RMD amount in box 12b must be distributed to avoid the 50% excise tax on the undistributed amount for XXXX, where XXXX is the tax year.
- RMD amount: Enter the amount of the RMD for XXXX, where XXXX is the current tax year.
- Postponed/late contrib.: Enter the amount of any postponed contribution made in YYYY for a prior year, where YYYY is the current tax year.
- Year: Enter the year to which the postponed contribution in box 13a was credited.
- Code: Enter the reason the participant made a postponed contribution.
- For participants who made a postponed contribution due to an extension of the contribution due date because of a federally designated disaster, enter the code FD.
- For participants who served in designated combat zones and made postponed contributions, enter the code for the combat zone or hazardous duty area in which the participant served.
- EO13239 = Afghanistan
- EO12744 = Arabian Peninsula
- EO13119 = Yugoslavia
- PL115-97 = Sinai Peninsula of Egypt
- PO = Qualified Plan Loan Offset Rollover
- Refer to Pub. 3, Armed Forces' Tax Guide, for additional information.
- For participants who have used the self-certified procedure for a late rollover contribution, enter code SC.
- Repayments: Enter the amount of any repayment of a qualified reservist distribution or federally designated disaster withdrawal repayment.
- Code: Enter code QR for the repayment of a qualified reservist or code DD for repayment of a federally designated disaster distribution.
- FMV of certain assets: Shows the FMV of the investments in the IRA that are specified in the categories identified
- Code(s): Enter the code for the type(s) of investments held in the IRA for which the FMV is reported. A maximum of two codes can be entered. If more than two codes apply, enter code H.
- A - Stock or other ownership interest in a corporation that is not readily tradable on an established securities market.
- B - Short or long-term debt obligation that is not traded on an established securities market.
- C - Ownership interest in a limited liability company or similar entity (unless the interest is traded on an established securities market).
- D - Real estate.
- E - Ownership interest in a partnership, trust, or similar entity (unless the interest is traded on an established securities market).
- F - Option contract or similar product that is not offered for trade on an established option exchange.
- G - Other asset that does not have a readily available FMV.
- H - More than two types of assets (listed in A through G) are held in this IRA.
- Account Number: A number assigned to recipient by the payer. This field is optional except for the following cases:
- The recipient has multiple returns for the same return type.
- The returns are filed using the E-file Center.
- Click Save.