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The 5498 will reflect the IRA contributions. the issuer has no way of knowing whether or not you are qualified to make the contributions. This doesn't mean the IRS is correct only to clarify what the 5498 represents. IRA rules are contained in PUB 590-A but if you used Turbotax, then the questions it asked should have alerted you to any excess contribution.