https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/see-what-is-compensation-in-irs-pub-590-a-https-www-i/01/608969#M57071 <P>See <I>What Is Compensation?</I> in IRS Pub 590-A:</P><P> <A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590a/ch01.html#en_US_2016_publink1000230355" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590a/ch01.html#en_US_2016_publink1000230355</A> </P><P>The IRS considers your eligible compensation to be the amount in box 1 of your W-2 minus any amount of deferred compensation in box 11.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:04:27 GMT dmertz 2019-06-06T06:04:27Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-i-treat-espp-stock-sale-compensation-income-as-as-earned-income-for-use-for-a-roth-ira/01/608967#M57070 <P>I am retired and have no 'earned income' but a sale of ESPP stock last year generated 'compensation income' which is taxed as 'ordinary income'. Does this income qualify as ROTH IRA contribution source?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:04:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/can-i-treat-espp-stock-sale-compensation-income-as-as-earned-income-for-use-for-a-roth-ira/01/608967#M57070 pandersj5805 2019-06-06T06:04:27Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/see-what-is-compensation-in-irs-pub-590-a-https-www-i/01/608969#M57071 <P>See <I>What Is Compensation?</I> in IRS Pub 590-A:</P><P> <A href="https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590a/ch01.html#en_US_2016_publink1000230355" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irs.gov/publications/p590a/ch01.html#en_US_2016_publink1000230355</A> </P><P>The IRS considers your eligible compensation to be the amount in box 1 of your W-2 minus any amount of deferred compensation in box 11.<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:04:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/see-what-is-compensation-in-irs-pub-590-a-https-www-i/01/608969#M57071 dmertz 2019-06-06T06:04:27Z