Fed:Tax payment from IRA account won't show up as expense on reports

jmlinday

When I have my broker make a Fed:Tax payment from my IRA account it will not show up on my reports as an expense. Why?

Jim_Harman

How is the transaction recorded in Quicken?

See this FAQ article
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7072150/faq-best-way-to-handle-distributions-from-ira

If you think Quicken should improve its support for IRA distributions, please see and vote on this Idea post
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7864626/improve-handling-of-ira-distributions-qcds-and-roth-conversions

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Jim_Harman

How is the transaction recorded in Quicken?

See this FAQ article
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7072150/faq-best-way-to-handle-distributions-from-ira

If you think Quicken should improve its support for IRA distributions, please see and vote on this Idea post
https://community.quicken.com/discussion/7864626/improve-handling-of-ira-distributions-qcds-and-roth-conversions

To vote for an idea, click on the little up arrow in the big blue box with te vote count. Every vote counts!

Frankx

A withdrawal from an IRA account (except in certain very limited circumstances), is taxable to the account holder for federal (and perhaps) state purposes.  If the withdrawal is passed on, or if the check is made directly payable, to the IRS, then you also have an "expense" (technically a prepayment really) that should be reflected in Quicken as a federal tax payment.  If you are under age 591/2 there is also a 10% penalty involved (which is not tax deductible)
You will have to record these entries (maybe not on the IRA distribution - if you download) manually in Quicken.

(I am not providing tax or legal advice, if you have tax or legal questions, you should consult a professional.)