HT204150 Contact(s) on my iMac NOT syncing with my other IOS devices.

I can create/modify/delete a contact via iCloud using Safari on my iMac and/or my iPad and/or my iPhone and all sync fine with each other - including the new Contact showing up in my "Contacts" on my iMac.
BUT when I create a new Contact on my iMac it does NOT sync with my other devices.
My iMac is running the latest version of Mountain Lion (10.8.5), my default account on my iMac is iCloud (and also default on my IOS devices).
Also I cannot delete a contact in my Contact list on my iMac.
I have tried logging out of iCloud Contacts and logging back in, restarting my iMac etc. nothing I tried fixes my issue!
HELP!
Thanks a lot for your suggestions!

Make sure you are changing contacts in the iCloud account and not On My Mac or someting else, as it is the only accoun that will sync with iCloud. If you are and you haven't tried, add any missing contacts from your Mac to your contacts on icloud.com, then sign out of your account, then sign back in. Go to System Preferences>iCloud, click Sign Out, choose Delete at all of the prompts (your data will still be in icloud), restart your Mac, then go back and sign back in. Your iCloud data will reappear on your Mac when you sign back in, after a brief delay as it redownloads.

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