Retirement tax questions

That is correct, as your self-employment tax reduces the amount that you can use to determine your IRA contribution.

I just duplicated your $750 and also got $697 for the IRA.

See this link: https://www.fool.com/retirement/iras/2017/05/28/how-much-can-i-contribute-to-my-ira-if-im-self-emp.a...