wife contributing to deceased husband’s IRA/Simple IRA for 2019

Hello Alan et al,

We have a client who passed away last year. His wife would like to fund his IRA/Simple IRA for the 2019 tax year. My understanding is that she is not allowed to do this. However, I understand that she can use his compensation to fund her own IRA for 2019. I wanted to confirm that these assumptions are correct in light of the SECURE ACT and CARES ACT.

Thanks in advance,

Chris



Chris, your understanding on both issues is correct, and would still have been correct had client passed this year. 

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