Retirement Savings Contribution Credit Not Working?

[sally16b]

My daughter should qualify for this credit as she is - not a student, over 18, not a dependent, under the AGI limit (her taxable income is $25,540).  She made regular 401K contributions in 2022 into her work's plan.  She should be eligible for the retirement savings credit, but Turbotax is not calculating it.  When you go to the deductions and credits section it does not give a spot to enter 401K contributions, only IRA or Roth.  In the personal income section, she entered her W2  401K contributions from box 12 and checked the retirement plan in box 13.  The description says that Turbotax will calculate this credit but it is not showing anywhere. Please help?

[xmasbaby0]

The ONLY place that 401k entry should have been made is from her W-2---no other place.  Look at her Form 1040----do you see anything on line 20----from Schedule 3 line 8?

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[GeorgeM777]

The issue could be that your daughter does not have a tax liability.  The Retirement Savings Contribution Savers Credit is a non-refundable credit.   Thus, if there is no tax due, TurboTax will not calculate the credit.  In other words, without a tax liability, there is nothing for the credit to offset. 

[SteamTrain]

What's in line 11 of her form 1040?

"Taxable" income doesn't limit it, gross income...ie. AGI does.

So if line 11 of her 1040 is over 34,000 then she doesn't qualify from an AGI standpoint

See the 2022 table here:

Retirement Savings Contributions Savers Credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)

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Also, $$ entered in box 12 of a W-2 form....with a code "D" (401k contributions)...those $$ are automatically considered for use in the RSCC calculations...but other limitations may have eliminated it.  You still must step thru the calculation section for the RSCC on the Deductions&Credits page.

[sally16b]

Thank you, that answered my questions!