anyone ever had to pay any of the IRA penalties explained here?
http://www.research401k.com/ira-penalties.html
it says on that article:
"For every year that you make a non-deductible IRA contribution, or take an IRA distribution (withdrawal), you must notify the IRS by filling out the IRS Form 8606 which is available on the IRS website
http://www.irs.gov Failure to fill out this form will result in you paying tax on your contributions. Failure to file the Form 8606 completely will result in a $50 penalty.
Also be sure to correctly fill out the Form 8606 as any overstatements will result in a $100 penalty per each overstatement. "