What is a 5498 tax form for?
The information on Form 5498 is submitted to the IRS by the trustee or issuer of your individual retirement arrangement (IRA) to report contributions, including any catch-up contributions, required minimum distributions (RMDs), and the fair market value (FMV) of the account.
What is form 5498 IRA contribution?
Form 5498 reports your total annual contributions to an IRA account and identifies the type of retirement account you have, such as a traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA or SIMPLE IRA. Form 5498 will also report amounts that you roll over or transfer from other types of retirement accounts into this IRA.

Do I need to do anything with a 5498 form?
Your IRA trustee or custodian is the one responsible for mailing Form 5498 to the IRS, along with a copy to you. You don’t have to do anything with the form itself. Just keep it with your tax records.
What is the difference between 1099-R and 5498?
Relation to other forms With regards to IRAs, Form 1099-R is used for reporting distributions from an IRA while Form 5498 is used for reporting contributions to an IRA. Income earned (such as interest and dividends) through an IRA is not reported on either Form 1099-R or Form 5498.

What is the difference between 1099 R and 5498?
Where do I report 5498 on my tax return?
Understanding Form 5498 Box 10 covers the amounts you put into a Roth IRA. Although a rollover or conversion of assets from one retirement plan into an IRA isn’t deductible, they are considered contributions and will be reported in boxes 2 and 3 of Form 5498.
Where do I report form 5498 on my tax return?
Do I have to report 1099-R on my tax return?
The 1099-R form is an informational return, which means you’ll use it to report income on your federal tax return. If the form shows federal income tax withheld in Box 4, attach a copy – Copy B—to your tax return.
Does the IRS match form 5498?
The IRS then uses form 5498 from your current custodian and matches it to that amount, indicating that a “taxable” event didn’t happen, since the full amount of the distribution was received by another qualified retirement account.