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Retirement tax questions

If you don't pay Social Security and Medicare tax on that income, it doesn't count as earned income/compensation for purposes of being eligible for a IRA contribution.  

 

If you report the income, on line 1 of form 1040, with the "SCH" notation, you do not qualify for an IRA contribution (Neither Roth or Traditional).

 

To qualify for a IRA contribution, you need to enter the income as self employment and pay Social Security and Medicare taxes (as "self employment tax").

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