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I originally made a post entitled ?Tax Refund for Recharacterizing Roth IRA?? that was responded by Mr. McCormally, in part, as follows:

?Assuming you recharacterized the entire amount you converted last year, you do not include a form 8606 with your amended return. (If you recharacterized only part of the 2001 conversion, you need a new 8606 showing the amount that was converted after taking the recharacterization into account.)

In either case, you need to include a statement with your return explaining that you made the recharacterization, and including the amount of the original conversion and the amount you recharacterized.?

In today?s mail, I received a Form 8009 from the IRS with the box entitled ?Please complete a Form 8606 to support the changes you made on line 1B of your amended return.?

I recharacterized my Roth IRA back to a Traditional IRA in September, 2002 (after having previously converted my Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA in September of 2001). I reported that transaction on my Form 1040X that I mailed to the IRS in October, 2002 with the following explanation in Part II: ?The changes are the result of recharacterizing all of my Roth IRAs to Traditional IRAs, which occurred on two separate dates...? and I went on to list the two dates in September, 2002 when the transactions occurred, and named the mutual fund family and brokerage account where my accounts are at.

Did I not explain myself clearly enough that I recharacterized the ENTIRE amount? Or, does the IRS simply want a copy of the Form 8606 that was sent in with my 1040 for year 2001? That would be strange, though, since the IRS has access to my original documents.

Did the IRS simply make a mistake, and thought that I did not recharacterize the entire amount of my Roth? Is there another reason why the IRS would require me to provide a Form 8606?

Thank you for your attention to this matter.