AnnetteB
Intuit Alumni

Retirement tax questions

Yes, if you made contributions to a Traditional and/or Roth IRA, then you do enter that information in the Deductions and Credits section of your return.

Use the following steps to go directly to that section to enter your information:

  • On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
  • This opens a box where you can type in “IRA contributions” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
  • The search results will give you an option to “Jump to IRA contributions
  • Click on the blue “Jump to IRA contributions” link and follow the instructions on the screen