Sarah was contemplating making a contribution to her traditional individual retirement account for 2014. She determined that

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Sarah was contemplating making a contribution to her traditional individual retirement account for 2014. She determined that she would contribute $5,500 to her IRA and she deducted $5,500 for the contribution when she completed and filed her 2014tax return on February 15, 2015. Two months later, on April 15, Sarah realized that she had not yet actually contributed the funds to her IRA. On April 15, she went to the post office and mailed a $5,500 check to the bank holding her IRA. The bank received the payment on April 17. In which year is Sarah's $5,500 contribution deductible?
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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2015

ISBN: 9780077862367

6th Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

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