The Money Farm Team

Where Do I Put IRA Contributions On 1040?

The regulations for reporting contributions to a standard Individual Retirement Account (IRA) are quite straightforward. On Form 1040, Schedule 1, Part II – Adjustments to Income, you can deduct your IRA contributions. Traditional IRA contributions, on the other hand, are not necessarily tax deductible. Let’s look at what qualifies a donation as nondeductible and how […]

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When Were IRAs Created?

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 was the first to authorize IRAs (ERISA; P.L. 93-406). IRAs were once only available to workers without pension coverage, but the Economic Recovery Act of 1981 (P.L. 97-34) made them available to all workers and spouses. When did IRAs first become available? In 1975, the first traditional […]

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