Excess 401k contribution is correctly showing up in line 7, but is not called out explicitly anywhere else.

[sharpant]

Hi,

My wife made excess 401k contribution in 2018 due to job change. We got a refund for the excess amount in March'19. 

I followed the instructions in the below forum to report my excess 401k contribution. The correct amount is making its way through to line 1 and line 7, but it does not call out "Excess 401K Deferrals" in Schedule 1 or anywhere else. Is this fine?

I e-filed the tax returns. Should I file an amendment?

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4416797-how-to-report-excess-2017-401-k-contributions-on-the-2017-...

[Rachel_W · Accepted solution]

No, you do not need to file an Amendment.  

As long as your wife's excess 401(k) contribution was included on Line 1 of your Form 1040, there is nothing else you need to do.

There is no need to include a description next to line 1 as the IRS has all the information they need by matching your Form 1040 with your W2s.

[sharpant]

That is great! thanks TurboTaxRachelW.
I wonder why they asked us to add a description in the below forum as it does not make its way into anywhere in the tax returns document.
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