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Level 1
April 9, 2022
Question

IRA Deduction

  • April 9, 2022
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I am self-employed. Where would it be best to take my IRA deduction on schedule C or personal deductions?

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Level 15
April 9, 2022

Depending on your income you might do better with a SEP IRA. You can try it to see the effect on your tax liability. It is an adjustment to income on Sch 1. 

MaryK4
Level 15
April 9, 2022

The biggest advantage to a SEP IRA is higher contribution limits.  Contributions an employer can make to an employee's SEP-IRA cannot exceed the lesser of:

  1. 25% of the employee's compensation, or
  2. $61,000 for 2022 ($58,000 for 2021 and $57,000 for 2020)
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