PaulaM
Employee Tax Expert

Retirement tax questions

As long as you have earned income you can continue to contribute to a traditional IRA until the age of 70.5 or when you are required to take RMDs. And yes, you can have both, a contribution and a distribution. These are separate events.

How much can contribute depends on several factors, such as your earned income, whether you have a spouse with a retirement plan at work, etc. See the IRS link below.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-ira-contribution-li...

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