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Can i add my 401k contributions to the IRA section? is 401k the same as IRA?

 
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Can i add my 401k contributions to the IRA section? is 401k the same as IRA?

If you have a 401k through your employer, it was entered already when you entered information from the boxes on your W-2.  You do not enter it again.  Or...are you self-employed?

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Can i add my 401k contributions to the IRA section? is 401k the same as IRA?

No.  401(k) contributions aren't the same as an IRA, and they shouldn't be entered on your tax return.  The deduction for traditional 401(k) contributions has already been accounted for in your W-2.

Can i add my 401k contributions to the IRA section? is 401k the same as IRA?

No. Your 401(k) contributions are Not for an IRA.

 

Your 401(k) contributions are reported on your W-2 in box 12 with a code of D.  Those contributions are not entered anywhere else on a tax return.

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