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March 3, 2020
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IRA over contribute penalty

  • March 3, 2020
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When I put in my simple IRA contribution info. I got a error message stating since I contributed more money into my simple IRA than I earned I was going to accrue a 6% penalty every year on the overage amount until withdraw the overage amount. I made more than the IRA contribute amount and I can't seem to find my error. Can you suggest an area to start looking? I went over my w2 info and it was all entered correctly.

 

Thank 

Jason

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VolvoGirl
Employee
March 3, 2020

Did you also enter it as a IRA contribution under Deductions?  Only enter it from the W2, nowhere else.

March 3, 2020

would that be the amount I entered into box 12A?

March 3, 2020

Also is a simple IRA different from a traditional IRA