tpalmgren
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My employer checked box 13, Ret. Plan, even though I made no contributions in 2018. My traditional IRA contributions are not tax-deductible now. How should I proceed?

I've shown my Employer, who uses ADP, this IRS site and sent them the general instructions for 2018 W-2 preparation, both of which are clear the employee needs to be an 'Active Participant' (p. 22), but they won't fix it. Even the chart on p. 30, second row, describes my situation.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/common-errors-on-form-w2-codes-for-retirement-plans