Guest robman Posted January 12, 2000 Posted January 12, 2000 My wife was laid off in March 1999, she had been in their 401K plan. Now she is stay at home mom, obviously not in a 401K plan. We file jointly and would fall below the AGI phaseout. Would we still be able to claim the $2000 deposit into her IRA for 199 as fully deductible since she is no longer an "active participant" in a 401K plan, even though she was at one point in the year?
BPickerCPA Posted January 12, 2000 Posted January 12, 2000 As long as she was a participant at ANY time during the year, she is considered an active participant in order to determine IRA deductibility. ------------------ Barry Picker, CPA/PFS, CFP New York, NY Barry Picker, CPA/PFS, CFP New York, NY www.BPickerCPA.com
Guest robman Posted January 12, 2000 Posted January 12, 2000 Thanks for the prompt response, just curious, this is the case even if we took the lump sum payout on the amount, meaning she is totally out of that plan? She had only been in the plan for 3 months, it only had about 900 bucks in it. Still no luck? Thanks, Rob
Guest mcdonnell Posted January 12, 2000 Posted January 12, 2000 If your joint AGI for 1999 was less than $51,000, then you both can make deductible contributions even if you were both covered by plans. If your AGI is between $51,000 - $61,000 then you can get partial deductions.
BPickerCPA Posted January 13, 2000 Posted January 13, 2000 Still no luck. ------------------ Barry Picker, CPA/PFS, CFP New York, NY Barry Picker, CPA/PFS, CFP New York, NY www.BPickerCPA.com
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