I was also caught out by the poor wording in the Turbotax interview. Unfortunately I did not catch it until after I had filed, and I had to file amended returns.
The wording in TT 2018 is
- Yes, John made and tracked non-deductible contributions to John's IRA
- No, John did not make and track non-deductible contributions to John's IRA
Without mentioning prior years this question is misleading. In my humble opinion it would be much clearer if it said:
- Yes, John made or tracked non-deductible contributions to John's IRA in any prior year.
- No, John has never made a non-deductible contributions to John's IRA in any prior year.
Intuit developers - please pay attention to this if you are reading this forum.
