My wife and I were both fully retired for the first time in 2021. I had been contributing $200.00 per month to a simple IRA account. When I tried to deduct this amount ($2400.00) on my return I got a message that I can no longer claim this deduction because we had 0 "earned Income " for the year. I understand this, however my question is can I return that deduction back to my account, if so how, and going forward can I continue to contribute to my account and not take the deduction in the future?
Please be aware, you need taxable compensation to be able to make IRA contributions. Please only make IRA contributions in the future if you have taxable compensation.
For 2022 the total contributions you make each year to all of your traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs can't be more than:
If you did not have any taxable compensation then your contribution will be an excess contribution which is taxed with a 6% penalty as long as the excess stays in the IRA account.
To avoid the 6% tax on excess contributions, you must withdraw:
Please request the withdrawal of your excess contribution plus earnings with your financial institute. Then enter on the penalty page in TurboTax the amount of contribution you withdrew by the due date.
[Edited 3/11/2022 | 6:22am PST]