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If I did not exceed the yearly contribution amount to my traditional IRA (TSP) why do I have an excess contribution penalty?

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dmertz
Level 15

If I did not exceed the yearly contribution amount to my traditional IRA (TSP) why do I have an excess contribution penalty?

Your TSP is not an IRA.  Enter items shown in box 12 of your W-2 only on TurboTax's W-2 form, nowhere else in TurboTax.

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dmertz
Level 15

If I did not exceed the yearly contribution amount to my traditional IRA (TSP) why do I have an excess contribution penalty?

Your TSP is not an IRA.  Enter items shown in box 12 of your W-2 only on TurboTax's W-2 form, nowhere else in TurboTax.

If I did not exceed the yearly contribution amount to my traditional IRA (TSP) why do I have an excess contribution penalty?

Very helpful. I did not know this. Thank you!

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