MindyB
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No, it is not the same thing.  If you completed a Roth conversion, and did not directly contribute to a Roth, you did not make a Roth contribution.  

 

It sounds like you made a non-deductible IRA  contribution and converted it to a Roth in a "Backdoor Roth Conversion." If that is the case, in the Deductions & Credits section, you will enter a Traditional IRA.  Then, separately, you will enter the 1099-R in Wages & Income, and indicate there that you converted it to a Roth.

 

Here are the detailed steps to report a backdoor Roth: How do I enter a backdoor Roth IRA conversion?