Frequently Asked Question

February 26 2009 | Filed Under » , ,

Can a person who is retired continue to fund an IRA?

For the purposes of contributing to an IRA, compensation (i.e. earned income) does not include income from a pension, an annuity or Social Security. Generally speaking, you must have earned the income by performing services (i.e. work) or received it as alimony and/or a separate maintenance for it to be considered compensation for the purposes of contributing to an IRA.

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