ColeenD3
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Retirement tax questions

Your employer does not contribute to your IRA, he contributes to a pension type of retirement plan. An IRA is a personal, nonbusiness account that you contribute to.

 

Your contributions have nothing to do with your AGI. It is based on Box 1 of your W-2. You can see the difference between Box 1 and Box 5 which is what you actually earned.

 

If the form you are filing to qualify for the government program wants you to include pension contributions you made (Box 12), then add the amount where requested.