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If you had an excess 401(K) contribution in 2018 because of changing jobs, you need to include the excess contribution as wages on your 2018 Tax Return.
First, if you haven't done so already, you should contact the Financial Institution holding your 401(K) to request a distribution of the excess contributions. This should be done before the due date of your return, 4/15/2019 to avoid double taxation on the amount. Check out IRS Pub 525 for more details: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p525.pdf.
Next, you should report the excess contributions on Line 1 of your 2018 Tax Return by following these steps in TurboTax Online:
NOTE: There is currently an e-filing issue within TurboTax related to excess contributions so you will need to mail in your return. You can check out this TurboTax FAQ for more information: Excess 401(k) Contribution Preventing E-filing.
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