Does my 403b contributions reduce my taxable income? TT reduced my taxable income for my wife's 401k but not my 403b.

[Opus 17 · Accepted solution]

Contributions to a pre-tax 403b or 401k are removed from your W-2 box 1 taxable wages by the employer.  They are already not taxed for that reason.  You should not see Turbotax doing anything special for either one.  401k and 403b contributions are captured automatically from your W-2.  Later in the program when you are asked about IRA contributions, do not enter any workplace plans, that question is only for an actual private IRA that you set up on your own.  An IRA and a workplace plan are not the same, even though they are similar.