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Learn about the deadlines, income limits, and contribution limits for contributing to Traditional and Roth IRAs each year. Deadline for contributions for the 2014 tax year: April 15, 2015. 1  Contribute to your Fidelity IRA.Log In Required. 2  Set up automatic contributions to your Fidelity IRA.  1 If you have a workplace retirement plan, the deduction for your traditional IRA contribution is phased out completely if your AGI is $109,000 or more (married couple filing jointly) or $66,000 or more (individual), or $10,000 for a married person filing separately. 1 If you do have a 401(k) or other retirement plan at work, your contribution is fully deductible only if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than $89,000 for a married couple filing jointly or $56,000 for an individual. Many factors can affect your eligibility and contribution limits to either the Traditional IRA or Roth IRA — tax filing status, your current earned income level and whether or not you participate in a retirement plan at work.  Basically, a Roth IRA lets your money grow tax-free, and once you retire, withdrawals are tax-free as well. But to open and directly contribute the full annual limit to a Roth IRA, your annual income needs to be less than $114,000 if you're a single taxpayer or $181,000 for a married couple. However, as with a lot of situations involving taxation, there is a way around this rule If you have earned income for the current taxable year, you are eligible to make contributions up to the current annual limit amount. The more you can contribute to your IRA, the more you can potentially benefit from tax-advantaged growth and the more progress you can make toward your retirement savings goals.  Ultimate guide to retirement. If you (or your spouse) earn taxable income and are under age 70 ½, you can contribute. It's as easy as that. However, whether your contributions are tax deductible depends on your income and whether you have access to a work-related retirement account. Here are the guidelines for 2010: 1 If you do have a 401(k) or other retirement plan at work, your contribution is fully deductible only if your adjusted gross income (AGI) is less than $89,000 for a married couple filing jointly or $56,000 for an individual. First things first. There are income eligibility limits, so if you make too much money, you can’t contribute to a Roth IRA. But with a median household income of about $50,000, most Americans qualify for Roth IRA contributions. One caveat: If you earn less than the maximum contribution limit, you can contribute only as much as you earned. So if, (for example, you earned just $3,000, you could contribute only $3,000 to a Roth IRA for the year. For details, see more on Roth IRA conversions). For 2015, you can contribute the maximum $5,500 to a Roth IRA ($6,500 if you are age 50 or older by the end of the year) if you are single or the single head of a household and your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is less than $164,000. One caveat: If you earn less than the maximum contribution limit, you can contribute only as much as you earned. So if, (for example, you earned just $3,000, you could contribute only $3,000 to a Roth IRA for the year. You may make a partial contribution to a Roth IRA if you are single and your income is between $116,000 and $131,000 or if you are married filing jointly and your income is between $183,000 and $193,000. You can’t contribute to a Roth IRA if your income is above those levels. One caveat: If you earn less than the maximum contribution limit, you can contribute only as much as you earned. So if, (for example, you earned just $3,000, you could contribute only $3,000 to a Roth IRA for the year. Contribution Rules. Contributions to an IRA each year are limited to the lesser of $5,000 or your total taxable compensation for the year. In order to contribute anything to an IRA, Internal Revenue Service rules require that you earn taxable compensation from work.
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