On February 14, 2020, Jamal, who is single and age 30, establishes a traditional IRA and contributes
Question:
On February 14, 2020, Jamal, who is single and age 30, establishes a traditional IRA and contributes $6,000 to the account. Jamal's adjusted gross income is $70,000 in 2019 and $60,000 in 2020. Jamal is an active participant in an employer-sponsored retirement plan.
a. What amount of the contribution is deductible? In what year is it deductible?
b. How is the deduction (if any) reported (i.e., for AGI or from AGE)?
c. How would your answer to Part a change, if at all, if Jamal were not an active partici-pant in an employer-sponsored retirement plan?
d. How would your answer to Part a change if Jamal were married and files a joint return with his spouse, who has no earned income? (Assume their combined ACI is $85,000.)
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Federal Taxation 2020 Comprehensive
ISBN: 9780135196274
33rd Edition
Authors: Timothy J. Rupert, Kenneth E. Anderson, David S. Hulse