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Level 1
June 1, 2019
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No IRA deduction for Roth IRA contribution

  • June 1, 2019
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Turbotax is not giving me any deduction for Roth IRA contribution.  According to my research, all $5500 should be deductible because my MAGI is less than $184000 and I made no other contributions to a retirement plan (though my husband did).  We are married filing jointly.  Any explanation?

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Level 13
June 1, 2019
Your research is incorrect. There is not now, nor has there ever been a deduction for a ROTH IRA contribution. That is one of the major differences between a Traditional IRA and a ROTH IRA.

You can find proof of that in IRS Publication 590-A at this link:
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p590a.pdf