Where can I input my roth ira contributions?

[cameron-taylor24]

I selected that I paid income to a Roth IRA but TurboTax never let me enter the amount. Where can I go back and check?

[DoninGA]

To enter a IRA contribution -

• Click on Federal Taxes (Personal using Home and Business)
• Click on Deductions and Credits
• Click on I'll choose what I work on (if shown)
• Scroll down to Retirement and Investments
• On Traditional and Roth IRA Contributions, click the start or update button

Or enter ira contributions in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to ira contributions

[AnnetteB6]

The Roth IRA contribution is not reported on any particular line in your tax return Form 1040, so you cannot check your return to see if it was entered.  You do need to enter the contribution into TurboTax though so it can be confirmed that you are eligible to make the contribution based on your income and other factors.  Pay close attention to the messages on the screen when you enter your contribution to make sure that you did not fall into an excess contribution situation.

Use the following steps to get started to enter your Roth IRA contribution:  

• On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
• This opens a box where you can type in “IRA contributions” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
• The search results will give you an option to “Jump to IRA contributions”
• Click on the blue “Jump to IRA contributions” link and enter your information