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A Roth IRA is an individual retirement account (IRA) under United States law that is generally not taxed upon distribution, provided certain conditions are met. The principal difference between Roth IRAs and most other tax-advantaged retirement plans is that rather than granting an income tax reduction for contributions to the retirement plan, qualified withdrawals from the Roth IRA plan are ...
Roth IRA contribution limits for 2012 Source: IRS. Note the middle categories ranging from $173,000 to $183,000 of AGI for joint filers and from $110,000 to $125,000 for single filers.
Roth IRA contributions: MAGI is used to determine eligibility for making contributions to a Roth IRA. If your MAGI exceeds certain limits, you may not be eligible to contribute to a Roth IRA.
If your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) was below $129,000, you can contribute the full annual limit to your Roth IRA. If your MAGI was $129,000 or higher but less than $144,000, your ...
Adjusted gross income is gross income less deductions from a business or rental activity and 21 other specific items. Several deductions (e.g. medical expenses and miscellaneous itemized deductions) are limited based on a percentage of AGI. Certain phase outs, including those of lower tax rates and itemized deductions, are based on levels of AGI.
The provision allows more taxpayers to convert from Traditional IRA to Roth IRA by removing the modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) limitation on such rollovers starting in 2010. Taxpayers who convert in 2010 may, as a special case, elect to pay tax on amounts converted in equal installments in 2011 and 2012.
Some people in their 30s may not eligible for a Roth IRA due to income limits. (In 2024, the modified adjusted gross income limit is $146,000 for single filers and $230,000 for joint filers.)
A Roth IRA originally contains $4,000. At the beginning of a new fiscal year, an additional contribution of $5,000 is made, which brings the total balance to $9,000. At the end of the fiscal year it turns out that the IRA holder exceeded the contribution limits (for example, due to an unexpected salary raise) and that only a partial ...