Married filing jointly. I have no earned income, but my spouse does. Can I contribute to a Roth IRA?

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Married filing jointly. I have no earned income, but my spouse does. Can I contribute to a Roth IRA?

Yes, as long as your joint MAGI isn't too high- the earned income doesn't need to be your earned income on a joint return.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/amount-of-roth-ira-contributions-that...

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Married filing jointly. I have no earned income, but my spouse does. Can I contribute to a Roth IRA?

Yes, as long as your joint MAGI isn't too high- the earned income doesn't need to be your earned income on a joint return.

https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/amount-of-roth-ira-contributions-that...

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