topic I forgot to enter my retirement contribution on my 2021 income tax return. Can I reduce my tax owed? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax-owed/01/2756839#M181028 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:32:51 GMT rachelward06 2026-03-10T05:32:51Z I forgot to enter my retirement contribution on my 2021 income tax return. Can I reduce my tax owed? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax-owed/01/2756839#M181028 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:32:51 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax-owed/01/2756839#M181028 rachelward06 2026-03-10T05:32:51Z Re: I forgot to enter my retirement contribution on my 2021 income tax return. Can I reduce my tax owed? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax/01/2756841#M181029 <P>What plan did you contribute to? &nbsp;A Traditional IRA or ROTH IRA or at work?</P> Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:34:52 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax/01/2756841#M181029 VolvoGirl 2022-07-17T19:34:52Z Re: I forgot to enter my retirement contribution on my 2021 income tax return. Can I reduce my tax owed? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax/01/2756842#M181030 <P>If you have an employer provided 401(k) retirement account and you are still employed by that employer your retirement contribution is on your W-2 in box 12 with a code of D.&nbsp; There is no need to amend your return since it has already been reported.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>If you are referring to contributions to an IRA then you will have to amend the 2021 tax return to add the contribution.</P> <P>See this TurboTax support FAQ for amending a 2021 tax return originally completed and filed using TurboTax -&nbsp;<A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-2021-return/L1gEU4G3X_US_en_US?uid=l5ppyxmp" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-return/amend-2021-return/L1gEU4G3X_US_en_US?uid=l5ppyxmp</A></P> Sun, 17 Jul 2022 19:37:31 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-i-forgot-to-enter-my-retirement-contribution-on-my-2021-income-tax-return-can-i-reduce-my-tax/01/2756842#M181030 DoninGA 2022-07-17T19:37:31Z