topic Is IRS contributions the same as putting money into your 401K? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/is-irs-contributions-the-same-as-putting-money-into-your-401k/01/3166321#M209915 IRA contributions the same as putting money into your 401K? Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:29:34 GMT wade3075- 2026-02-11T04:29:34Z Is IRS contributions the same as putting money into your 401K? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/is-irs-contributions-the-same-as-putting-money-into-your-401k/01/3166321#M209915 IRA contributions the same as putting money into your 401K? Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:29:34 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/is-irs-contributions-the-same-as-putting-money-into-your-401k/01/3166321#M209915 wade3075- 2026-02-11T04:29:34Z Re: Is IRS contributions the same as putting money into your 401K? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-is-irs-contributions-the-same-as-putting-money-into-your-401k/01/3166328#M209917 <P>NO.&nbsp; An IRA contribution is NOT contributing to a 401(k)</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Your contributions to the employer provided 401(k) account are entered on your W-2 in box 12 with a code of D.&nbsp; You do not enter those anywhere else on a tax return</P> Sun, 04 Feb 2024 23:42:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/re-is-irs-contributions-the-same-as-putting-money-into-your-401k/01/3166328#M209917 DoninGA 2024-02-04T23:42:49Z