topic I'm 67 and made only mostly $25,000 from Social Security in 2016. Can I fund a Roth IRA? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-m-67-and-made-only-mostly-25-000-from-social-security-in-2016-can-i-fund-a-roth-ira/01/446755#M40857 <P>Is there a minimum amount of earned income to be able to open a Roth IRA?<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:42:02 GMT ceriesegal 2019-06-04T22:42:02Z I'm 67 and made only mostly $25,000 from Social Security in 2016. Can I fund a Roth IRA? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-m-67-and-made-only-mostly-25-000-from-social-security-in-2016-can-i-fund-a-roth-ira/01/446755#M40857 <P>Is there a minimum amount of earned income to be able to open a Roth IRA?<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:42:02 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-m-67-and-made-only-mostly-25-000-from-social-security-in-2016-can-i-fund-a-roth-ira/01/446755#M40857 ceriesegal 2019-06-04T22:42:02Z Social Security is not considered "earned income."  If yo... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/social-security-is-not-considered-earned-income-if-yo/01/446761#M40858 <P>Social Security is not considered "earned income."&nbsp; If you don't have a job as an employee and receive a W-2 or don't have income in the form of "sole proprietor/independent contractor" you generally don't have earned income and can't fund a ROTH.</P><P>Tom Young<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:42:03 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/social-security-is-not-considered-earned-income-if-yo/01/446761#M40858 TomYoung 2019-06-04T22:42:03Z