topic Re: Married filing separately & Contributions in Retirement tax questions

Married filing separately & Contributions

TLJ91021 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:41:53 GMT

I want to file separately from my wife. My company offers a 401k but I do not participate and I make way more than $10K annually which eliminates the Roth IRA for me. Can I still open a Traditional IRA for myself? If so, how much can I contribute and how much can I deduct? If not, what are my options for retirement savings other than the 401K and Traditional IRA with any kind of tax incentives?

Re: Married filing separately & Contributions

DoninGA — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:12:00 GMT

If your AGI is $10,000 or more and you are filing separately and you have a retirement plan at work, you get no deduction for contributing to an IRA.

IRS Publication 590-A page 13 Table 2.1 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p590a.pdf#page=13

Re: Married filing separately & Contributions

TLJ91021 — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:49:48 GMT

Thanks for the response, and I read that however reading closely, I stated that I am not enrolled or participating in my company 401K. That's the question.

Re: Married filing separately & Contributions

DoninGA — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 22:53:56 GMT

@TLJ91021 wrote:

Thanks for the response, and I read that however reading closely, I stated that I am not enrolled or participating in my company 401K. That's the question.

Does not matter if you are not enrolled, the retirement plan is available and is indicated as such on your W-2 in box 13.