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Level 1
March 21, 2026
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Roth

  • March 21, 2026
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In 2025 I had 30,000 in earned income my husband was retired and had no income. 

We are filing married jointly based on our age we can contribute 8,000 into a Roth. 

Question is can I do a spousal Roth 8,000 for my husband and another 8,000 for myself. Can I do both or just one for a total of 16,000?

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Level 15
March 21, 2026

If both of you are over age 50 each of you can contribute $8,000 to your Roth IRA. 

Level 15
March 21, 2026

To answer the second part of your question, you cannot make a single contribution of $16,000 to your Roth IRA.  That would be an excess contribution since the limit is $8000 per person per year to either a Traditional IRA or Roth IRA or a combination of the two.

 

@Nessie10 

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