In 2019, Susan (44 years old) is a highly successful architect and is covered by an employee-sponsored

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In 2019, Susan (44 years old) is a highly successful architect and is covered by an employee-sponsored plan. Her husband, Dan (47 years old), however, is a Ph.D. student and unemployed. Compute the maximum deductible IRA contribution for each spouse in the following alternative situations.

a. Susan’s salary and the couple’s AGI before any IRA contribution deductions is $199,000. The couple files a joint tax return.

b. Susan’s salary and the couple’s AGI before any IRA contribution deductions is $129,000. The couple files a joint tax return.

c. Susan’s salary and the couple’s AGI before any IRA contribution deductions is $83,000. The couple files a joint tax return.

d. Susan’s salary and her AGI before the IRA contribution deduction is $83,000. Dan reports $5,000 of AGI before the IRA contribution deduction (earned income). The couple files separate tax returns.

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McGraw Hills Essentials Of Federal Taxation 2020 Edition

ISBN: 9781260433128

11th Edition

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

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