76. Sarah was contemplating making a contribution to her traditional individual retirement account for 2019. She determined

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76. Sarah was contemplating making a contribution to her traditional individual retirement account for 2019. She determined that she would contribute $6,000 to her IRA and she deducted

$6,000 for the contribution when she completed and filed her 2019 tax return on February 15, 2020. 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 $6,000 check to the bank holding her IRA. The bank received the payment on April 18. In which year is Sarah’s $6,000 contribution deductible?

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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2020

ISBN: 9781259969614

11th Edition

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

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