topic My wife was required to contribute 7% to her retirement plan. Can we reduce her retirement income by the 7%? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-was-required-to-contribute-7-to-her-retirement-plan-can-we-reduce-her-retirement-income-by/01/587740#M55128 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:36:03 GMT chuckie50 2019-06-05T23:36:03Z My wife was required to contribute 7% to her retirement plan. Can we reduce her retirement income by the 7%? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-was-required-to-contribute-7-to-her-retirement-plan-can-we-reduce-her-retirement-income-by/01/587740#M55128 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:36:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-was-required-to-contribute-7-to-her-retirement-plan-can-we-reduce-her-retirement-income-by/01/587740#M55128 chuckie50 2019-06-05T23:36:03Z No, it is part of the cost of her annuity (pension) at wo... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/no-it-is-part-of-the-cost-of-her-annuity-pension-at-wo/01/587742#M55130 <P>No, it is part of the cost of her annuity (pension) at work, and when she retires she will exclude part each month based on her contributions to this plan.</P><P>You report the W-2 exactly as she got it. <BR /></P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 23:36:05 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/no-it-is-part-of-the-cost-of-her-annuity-pension-at-wo/01/587742#M55130 MichaelL1 2019-06-05T23:36:05Z