Is alimony money received from pre 2019 divorce agreement earned income? And if not how did TurboTax software allow contribution to Roth when there was no earned entered

[tomwintexas]

Note the pre 2019 agreement has not been modified. So ex husband gets to still deduct amount paid and sister pays taxes on alimony received. Retired with no additional income.

[rjs]

The requirement for a Roth IRA contribution is "compensation," not earned income. According to IRS Publication 590-A, taxable alimony from a pre-2019 divorce decree is considered compensation for the purpose of IRA contributions, including Roth IRA contributions.

[Opus 17]

Taxable alimony is not "earned income", but it is "compensation" for purposes of contributing to an IRA.