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Do "After Tax" non ROTH 401(k) contributions go into box 12b (W-2), in box 14 or not at all? If they go into box 12b, how is it coded 2 avoid counting against the 24500?
My wife's W-2 lists her "After Tax" non ROTH 401(k) contributions in box 12b and codes them "AA", which is the code for elective contributions to a ROTH 401(k).
Her 401(k) did not have a ROTH option. So there is no way that this W-2 is correct.
Compounding that is Turbo Tax which takes that information and adds it to her 401(k) elective deferrals of $24,500. That produces an excess contribution of about $12,000, which is also wrong..
The IRS instruction set for the W-2 does not discuss "After Tax" contributions to a non ROTH 401(k) so I am of the opinion that it does not belong on the W-2, unless it can go into box 14 for information purposesonly.
The literature supports the IRS position that "After Tax" non ROTH contributions are placed into a taxable 401(k) component and counts against the maximum annual 401(k)contribution, but not to the taxable.
So how do I fix this?