I've heard that one can't but would like this confirmed. The IRS Publication that addresses this issue is not available on their website; the Chicago phone number I was referred to that addresses it does not work correctly - it automatically hangs up (perhaps it is working correctly??). Thanks for anticipated assistance.

I did last year using TurboTax. The Roth contribution doesn't actually affect current income tax, but I think the program did file an 8606 for good measure. I could see where a recharacterization might not be supported. You'd want to check with the company you plan to file with.

thanks, danmar, for answering this for me! This was my first message posted on this board and how nice to get an answer!