Form 8606 Line 4 says to "Enter those contributions included on line 1 that were made from January 1, 2020, through April 15, 2020". Why is this blank?

In the interview question "Tell Us How Much You Contributed", Turbotax asks for the total 2019 traditional IRA contributions, and how much was contributed between January 1, 2020 and July 15, 2020. For both entries, I enter 6,000. Why is my form 8606 populated with a blank for Line 4?

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Unless you had a 2019 1099-R for a Traditional IRA distribution then line 4 is supposed to be blank according to the 8606 instructions that say if you did not take a distribution then enter line 3 data on line 14 and do not complete anything else.

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