I currently have a TSP (thrift savings plan) through the army and have not made any extra contributions to qualified retirement accounts but it says I did. What do I do?

[eden480195]

it's saying i had $136 separate from what the army took from my paychecks

[DanaB27]

To confirm, you only entered your W-2, which shows the TSP contribution in box 12 and you did not enter it anywhere else?

To clarify, are you getting the message that you had an excess deferral?

If yes, you must include the excess deferral in your wages in the year the excess deferral happened.

Please follow the steps below:

1. Login to your TurboTax Account 
2. Click "Wages & Income" (under Federal) on the left side of your screen
3. Scroll  down to "Less Common Income" and click "Show More"
4. Scroll down to "Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C" and click "Start"
5. Select "Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099" and click "Start"
6. On the "Did you receive any other wages?" screen answer "Yes" and click "Continue"
7. Continue until you get to the "Any other earned income" screen, answer "Yes" and click "Continue"
8. On the "Enter Source of Other Earned income" screen select "Other" and click "Continue"
9. On the "Any Other Earned Income" screen enter "2023 Excess 401(k) Deferrals" for the description, enter the amount and click "Done".

If you receive the distribution of the excess deferral and earnings by April 15th then please note for the Tax Year 2024 tax filing due April 15, 2025: 

Two 2024 Forms 1099-R will be issued reporting the excess.

• Form 1099-R with Code P in box 7 can be ignored if you reported the excess as described above in 2023. 
• However, the earnings on Form 1099-R with Code 8 in box 7 should be reported in 2024.

Please be aware, if you do not take out the excess amount by April 15th, then you are taxed twice on the excess deferral left in the plan.  This happens once when you contribute it and again when you receive it as a distribution. You can't include the excess amount in the cost of the contract even though you included it in your income.

If this does not answer your question then please provide more details and we will be happy to assist  you.