Max Contribution to traditional IRA for self-employed retiree

nlynch1 · ‎February 24, 2022

I am over age 70 and have a business. My net income is $2531. What is the max I can contribute to my traditional IRA? Last year I contributed an excess of $54 and received a penalty. I did pull it back out so I am fine there but I don't want to make the same mistake again.

ThomasM125 · ‎February 24, 2022

Your IRA contribution is limited by your earned income, so it would likely be $2,531, less your self-employment tax deduction if you had one, assuming the income is subject to self-employment tax. The income can't be from S corporation net income or non-self employment income from a partnership to qualify. To be sure, you should enter that amount in TurboTax and the program will inform you if it is not allowed, based on the other information on your return and your answer to the questions in the program.

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[Edited 2/24/22 at 4:52 PM PST]

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ThomasM125 · ‎February 24, 2022

Your IRA contribution is limited by your earned income, so it would likely be $2,531, less your self-employment tax deduction if you had one, assuming the income is subject to self-employment tax. The income can't be from S corporation net income or non-self employment income from a partnership to qualify. To be sure, you should enter that amount in TurboTax and the program will inform you if it is not allowed, based on the other information on your return and your answer to the questions in the program.

@nlynch1

[Edited 2/24/22 at 4:52 PM PST]

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