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Does anyone know if you need to report anything from your SIMPLE IRA, or if it gets reported on W2? I see a section for Traditional and Roth, but don’t see any for this.

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January 22, 2021
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I am waiting for a 1099 form from my Simple IRA provider but do not know if this is necessary to file my taxes. Do SIMPLE IRAs need to be filed by the individual?

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Best answer by Irene2805

No - you do not have to do anything to report your SIMPLE IRA contributions.

If you participated in a SIMPLE IRA plan through your employer, the amount contributed into the plan is already excluded from your gross income in Box 1 of your W2. It will show with code S in box 12 of your W-2.

It is only considered as income for Social Security and Medicare withholdings.

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Irene2805Answer

No - you do not have to do anything to report your SIMPLE IRA contributions.

If you participated in a SIMPLE IRA plan through your employer, the amount contributed into the plan is already excluded from your gross income in Box 1 of your W2. It will show with code S in box 12 of your W-2.

It is only considered as income for Social Security and Medicare withholdings.

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mxp2620Author

I just wanted to confirm with you, my SIMPLE IRA allowed me to pick specific investments, stocks, indexes, etc I could move my contributions in to. Should I / will I be getting any 1099 forms to report to the IRS or no?

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dmertz

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Movement of funds between investments within the IRA are not reportable and do not result in the custodian issuing any Forms 1099-R. Forms 1099-R are issued by the custodian when you take money or property out of the IRA. If you didn't take anything out of the IRA you won't get any Form 1099-R with respect to this IRA.

If you did take something out of the IRA, the custodian has until January 31 to issue the Form 1099-R.

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dmertz

Employee

Forms 1099-R report distributions from retirement plans, not contributions to retirement plans. If you received a distribution from a SIMPLE plan, it must be reported on your tax return by entering the Form 1099-R reporting the distribution.

Your contributions to the SIMPLE plan are shown in box 12 of your W-2. Enter amounts shown in box 12 of your W-2 only in box 12 of TurboTax's W-2 form, nowhere else in TurboTax. Employer contributions to the SIMPLE plan are not reported anywhere on your tax return.