# Just received 2015 Tax Form 5498 for IRA Contribution. What do I do with it?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 30, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-received-2015-tax-form-5498-for-ira-contribution-what-do-i-do-with-it/756098 "2016-05-30T17:04:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-received-2015-tax-form-5498-for-ira-contribution-what-do-i-do-with-it/756098/1 "2016-05-30T17:04:55Z")

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I just received a 2015 Tax Form 5498, for IRA Contribution, on nearly the last day in May. My 2015 taxes were all done about two months ago (of course). What do I do with this now?

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**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-received-2015-tax-form-5498-for-ira-contribution-what-do-i-do-with-it/756098/2 "2016-05-30T17:23:19Z")

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Nothing. Just file it away. If you’re audited and questioned about the amount of your IRA contribution, the 5498 will back you up.

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**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-received-2015-tax-form-5498-for-ira-contribution-what-do-i-do-with-it/756098/3 "2016-05-30T17:41:48Z")

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Thank you, dalej42!

This means I don’t need to keep it on top of my desk nagging me to do I don’t know what with it.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-received-2015-tax-form-5498-for-ira-contribution-what-do-i-do-with-it/756098/4 "2016-05-30T18:56:00Z")

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> [@dalej42](#):
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> Nothing. Just file it away. If you’re audited and questioned about the amount of your IRA contribution, the 5498 will back you up.

never mind, I was completely wrong.