topic I am a research trainee at the National Institutes of Health who is paid through 1099G. I wonder how flexible the IRS would be in letting me contribute to a Roth IRA. in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-am-a-research-trainee-at-the-national-institutes-of-health-who-is-paid-through-1099g-i-wonder-how/01/602608#M56544 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:41:06 GMT rebecca-izen 2019-06-06T05:41:06Z I am a research trainee at the National Institutes of Health who is paid through 1099G. I wonder how flexible the IRS would be in letting me contribute to a Roth IRA. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-am-a-research-trainee-at-the-national-institutes-of-health-who-is-paid-through-1099g-i-wonder-how/01/602608#M56544 Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:41:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-am-a-research-trainee-at-the-national-institutes-of-health-who-is-paid-through-1099g-i-wonder-how/01/602608#M56544 rebecca-izen 2019-06-06T05:41:06Z I don't think they would be flexible at all, especially i... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-don-t-think-they-would-be-flexible-at-all-especially-i/01/602613#M56545 <P>I don't think they would be flexible at all, especially if you don't report it as self-employment income and pay self-employment tax.&nbsp; The SE tax would likely offset any advantage to a ROTH IRA<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 05:41:07 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/i-don-t-think-they-would-be-flexible-at-all-especially-i/01/602613#M56545 bwa 2019-06-06T05:41:07Z