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January 15, 2025
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Retirement Savings Contribution Credit

  • January 15, 2025
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This is the first time my wife and I as married jointly filing tax payers are eligible for this credit. We made around 75k in 2024. Now, I contributed 1700 into a Roth 401k, my wife contributed 1500 into a traditional 401k. Why are we getting 400 back? Wouldnt we get 320 back instead since that is 10 percent of the amount we contributed? Turbotax is automatically allocating 400.00

Best answer by VolvoGirl

Looks like you are getting 20% of the 2,000 limit.

 

What is the Savers Credit article

What Is the Savers Credit? - TurboTax Tax Tips & Videos

 

It says….

Depending on your adjusted gross income and tax filing status, you can claim the credit for 50%, 20% or 10% of the first $2,000 you contribute during the year to a retirement account. Therefore, the maximum credit amounts that can be claimed are $1,000, $400 or $200.

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Matt 126Author
January 15, 2025

This is the breakdown explanation from turbotax:

The credit amount you're eligible for is related to your adjusted gross income.

Your adjusted gross income is $74,297 . This qualifies you to claim 10% of your eligible retirement contributions as a credit. Since you contributed $4,000, you get a credit of $400.
The thing here is that I did not contribute 4k, but rather around 3.2k. I do not want to get in some trouble here….
VolvoGirl
VolvoGirlAnswer
Employee
January 15, 2025

Looks like you are getting 20% of the 2,000 limit.

 

What is the Savers Credit article

What Is the Savers Credit? - TurboTax Tax Tips & Videos

 

It says….

Depending on your adjusted gross income and tax filing status, you can claim the credit for 50%, 20% or 10% of the first $2,000 you contribute during the year to a retirement account. Therefore, the maximum credit amounts that can be claimed are $1,000, $400 or $200.

Matt 126Author
January 15, 2025

That shouldnt be the case since we are filing jointly in that 10 percent range.

50,001-$76,500

 

VolvoGirl
Employee
January 15, 2025

Check your W2s box 12 code D for the contributions.  

January 15, 2025

the RSC % is based on adjusted gross income line 11 of the 1040. 

agi $40K -$50K=20%

adi $50K to $76.5K=10%

 

if the $400 is wrong you'll need to review form 8880.