In many cases contributions are made by both:
- the employer who matches up to some percentage of employees income (and the income is not taxed in the current year), and
- the employee who makes pre-tax contributions (not taxed and the dollar amount of box 1 of your W-2 is less than the amounts in boxes 3 and 5 of your W-2).
See also this IRS FAQ.
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