topic My wife has a job where she is covered by a pension, but earns about as much from a consulting business on the side. Can she deduct contributions to her traditional IRA? in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-has-a-job-where-she-is-covered-by-a-pension-but-earns-about-as-much-from-a-consulting/01/491648#M45433 <P>If so, how do I answer TT's question about whether she is covered at work?<BR /></P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:20:22 GMT jcliff 2019-06-05T01:20:22Z My wife has a job where she is covered by a pension, but earns about as much from a consulting business on the side. Can she deduct contributions to her traditional IRA? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-has-a-job-where-she-is-covered-by-a-pension-but-earns-about-as-much-from-a-consulting/01/491648#M45433 <P>If so, how do I answer TT's question about whether she is covered at work?<BR /></P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:20:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/my-wife-has-a-job-where-she-is-covered-by-a-pension-but-earns-about-as-much-from-a-consulting/01/491648#M45433 jcliff 2019-06-05T01:20:22Z Answer "YES". She is covered at work. She still may be ab... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/answer-yes-she-is-covered-at-work-she-still-may-be-ab/01/491656#M45435 <P><B>Answer "YES".</B> She is covered at work. She still may be able to deduct contributions to her traditional IRA, but the will be a function of your combined incomes. TurboTax will make the calculation for you.</P><P>If you have additional questions or details regarding this, please feel free to post in the comments for further clarification.<BR /></P><BR /> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 01:20:23 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/answer-yes-she-is-covered-at-work-she-still-may-be-ab/01/491656#M45435 MichaelDC 2019-06-05T01:20:23Z