Why doesn't TT allow an IRA deduction for 2021?

[DLLiebl0726]

I am doing my son's taxes and he had wages of 34, 700 and interest and dividends of 350 more.  He opened a Roth IRA 5 years ago and have been able to get a deduction for it in past years.   In reading the 1040 instructions from the IRS, the limit is 66000 for contributing the full amount so he is well under the limit.    He also does not have any 401K program for either of the 2 jobs he has a W-2 for including the current.  

I am using the premium edition of TT but it does not allow any deduction.   He was looking to do a 4 K contribution for 2021.   Is this a bug?   Or why doesn't a deduction allowed?

[Critter-3]

You can only deduct a TRADITIONAL IRA contribution but never a ROTH.   He may have been eligible for a "saver's credit" form 8880 in the past but never an adjustment to income for a ROTH contribution. 

[ColeenD3 · Accepted solution]

Roth IRA contributions are not deductible. Traditional IRAs are deductible.

A Roth IRA is an IRA that, except as explained below, is subject to the rules that apply to a traditional IRA.

You cannot deduct contributions to a Roth IRA.

If you satisfy the requirements, qualified distributions are tax-free.

You can make contributions to your Roth IRA after you reach age 70 ½.

You can leave amounts in your Roth IRA as long as you live.

The account or annuity must be designated as a Roth IRA when it is set up.

The same combined contribution limit applies to all of your Roth and traditional IRAs. 

Roth

[SteamTrain · Accepted solution]

...thus....if it was actually the Savers Credit he received in prior years.

The AGI limit for 2021 taxes to get that credit, where the credit drops to zero, is :

Single:    33,000

HOH:   49,500

MFJ:     66,000

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Retirement Savings Contributions Savers Credit | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)