Retirement tax questions


@DoninGA wrote:

The contribution you make to the IRA will be reported in box 12 of your W-2.  Do not enter the contribution anywhere else on the tax return.


Contributions to IRAs are never reported on a W-2.  

 

Qualified workplace plans (401k, 403b) are reported on the W-2 but they are not IRAs even though they are similar.  A "Payroll Deduction IRA" is an IRA account and the contributions are not reported on the W-2, they must be reported by the taxpayer themselves.