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I work for the federal government and my place of work changed partway through the year from ON to QC, so they issued 2 different T4s. The first one, from ON, includes the maximum CPP contribution and part of CPP2. After my place of work changed to QC, I paid the balance of my additional contribution to QPP2. So the QC T4 and its associated RL1 show a QPP2 contribution with no QPP contribution. This is not an error; it is exactly as it should be.   The software however treats it as an error and will not let me enter QPP2 without QPP. After a full hour on the phone with your tech support, I received this: "This is not a software issue, because if you have a 2nd contribution (box 16A/17A), you should logically have a 1st contribution (box 16/17). Technically, both amount should be on the same T4. If the last version of your T4 on your CRA My Account is not with box 16/17 and box 16A/17A on the same slip, we suggest you to contact CRA to see if you can combine both T4s together to have only 1 but with all the amount reflecting your tax year."   This demonstrates a troubling misunderstanding of the tax rules. And i cannot combine the two slips, because the province of work in box 10 is different. The software needs to be modified to allow for this situation. 

Summary of IRA and Roth Transactions (2024–2026) 1. 2024 Tax Year Activity In the 2024 tax year, I made non-deductible contributions to a Traditional IRA as part of a Backdoor Roth strategy. • The basis was reported on Form 8606 in the 2024 tax return. • The line #14 in 2024 tax year’s 8606 = 7001. The IRA Information Worksheet Line 7 showed: Person 2024 Basis Taxpayer 12,000 Spouse 12,000 These amounts represent cumulative nondeductible IRA basis carried forward into the next tax year.   2. 2025 Tax Year Activity Received Form 1099-R issued in 2026 for the 2025 tax return that is for the backdoor completed in 2024, and reported in 2024 via 8606. Also, a direct Roth IRA contribution of $7,000 each was made for: Person Contribution Taxpayer $7,000 Spouse $7,000 These contributions appear correctly in the Roth IRA Contributions Worksheet with: • Total Roth contributions: $7,000 each The IRA Information Worksheet Line 6 in the 2025 return shows: +7000 from what was there in 2024. This is correct. The IRA Information Worksheet Line 7 in the 2025 return shows: Person 2025 Basis Taxpayer +14,000 over what was in 2024 Spouse +14,000 over what was in 2024 This is not correct. The ROTH IRA conversion basis should be +7000 over what is in 2024 instead of +14000. What could be making this inflated.