- Most financial services firms do not accept cash for IRA contributions, so you most likely deposited a check or made an electronic deposit for your IRA contributions. Check your banking records and look for transfers to your IRA account.
- Financial services firms are required to send out statements at least annually, and there should be a record of any IRA contributions on your statement.
- If you cannot locate any printed records of your contributions, contact your financial adviser, as his firm will have evidence of your contributions.
- If you are looking for IRA contributions from previous years, they should appear on Line 32 of your federal income tax returns.
- If you made any nondeductible contributions to your traditional IRA, they should have been filed on Form 8606. Your IRA administrator should have a copy of Form 5498, which shows the amount of your IRA contributions and whether they were for a traditional or a Roth IRA.
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