IRA contribution from 1099 income?

[kdkimbrel]

The majority of my income is reported through W-2s.  About one quarter is reported on 1099 from another business.  My W-2s show participation in employer retirement plan and thus when I show contributions to our IRA's, I am being told the income exceeds the allowable amount for IRA deduction.  Can I take the IRA deduction under self employed status using the $6500 contribution and $6000 catch up?

[dmertz]

You can establish a SEP plan for you self-employment business and make a SEP-IRA contribution up to the maximum permissible amount based on you net earnings from self-employment.  You have until the due date of your tax return to do so.  SEP contributions are employer contributions only (as self-employed, you are your own employer), not an elective deferral, so no catch-up contribution is permitted.  Your maximum permissible SEP contribution is the lesser of $53,000 or:

 20% * (net profit from self-employment - the deductible portion of self-employment taxes)

It's too late to establish any other kind of self-employed retirement plan for 2016.

[RichardK]

No, in your case you can't make a deductible IRA contribution for your self-employment income, however, you may be able to set up a different type of  retirement plan and make a deductible contribution for your self-employment income. You may find it beneficial to discuss this with a stock broker or securities company, who can set this up for you.