Do direct contributions to a Roth IRA count separately than doing a conversion to a Roth?

[SweetieJean]

They are separate.  A Roth contribution is not deductible.  A conversion to a Roth is taxable.

[DanaB27]

Yes, they are different.

Contributions to a Roth IRA are entered as contributions (they are nondeductible):

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “IRA contributions”
3. Click on “Jump to IRA contributions"
4. Select “Roth IRA”

A Roth conversion is entered under the retirement section and is taxable (unless you had nondeductible contributions in the traditional IRA):

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click on "Search" on the top right and type “1099-R”
3. Click on “Jump to 1099-R”
4. Click "Continue" and enter the information from your 1099-R
5. Answer questions until you get to “Tell us if you moved the money through a rollover or conversion” and choose “I converted some or all of it to a Roth IRA”