KrisD15
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Deductions & credits

I suggest you claim that as "other income" for your wife, then make that much as a contribution for 2024. 

That amount would first be taxed, and then become a tax deduction, so it would zero out, although you would lose that much of your yearly contribution limit for the active account.

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