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I made after tax contribution to Roth IRA that is separate from my pre-tax 401k. There is a section on turbotax asking for after tax contributions, do I enter Roth $$$?

 
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I made after tax contribution to Roth IRA that is separate from my pre-tax 401k. There is a section on turbotax asking for after tax contributions, do I enter Roth $$$?

Where are you in the program ?    Are you entering a 1099-R for the distribution of a retirement account of some kind ?
dmertz
Level 15

I made after tax contribution to Roth IRA that is separate from my pre-tax 401k. There is a section on turbotax asking for after tax contributions, do I enter Roth $$$?

If the Roth contribution was made under the same employer plan as the 401(k) contribution, it's a contribution to a Roth 401(k), not a to a Roth IRA.  Any amounts reported in box 12 of your W-2 should be entered only in box 12 of TurboTax's W-2 form, nowhere else.

I made after tax contribution to Roth IRA that is separate from my pre-tax 401k. There is a section on turbotax asking for after tax contributions, do I enter Roth $$$?

Sorry but now I can't find the section of the program I was in that asked me that question.  I know that it was not on the W-2 Income section.  I do deposit after tax $$$ to Roth IRA but it is NOT the same organization (or investment firm) as my 401k so I am assuming that section asking me about all of this does not apply.
dmertz
Level 15

I made after tax contribution to Roth IRA that is separate from my pre-tax 401k. There is a section on turbotax asking for after tax contributions, do I enter Roth $$$?

Perhaps it was in the Retirement Savings Contributions Credit section.  No, Roth IRA contributions are not entered in that section.  That section is asking about traditional after-tax contributions to an employer plan, not Roth contributions.

I made after tax contribution to Roth IRA that is separate from my pre-tax 401k. There is a section on turbotax asking for after tax contributions, do I enter Roth $$$?

If you truly have a ROTH IRA outside of the payroll system then those contributions are entered in the Deductions & Credits tab under the Retirement section. 

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