SEP/IRA
Employee is a participant in a SEP/IRA funded exclusively by the employer
Employee is single with income of 50,000.
Thus, even though employee is active participant in a qualified plan, generally she can contribute to her own IRA.
If the employer plan was a 403b plan or a profit sharing plan, she could contribute to an IRA
Does the fact that the employer plan is a SEP/IRA and the employer is contributing to SEP/IRA on behalf of employee prevent her from contributing to an IRA of her own?
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Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Wed, 2018-02-07 23:03
No. Participation in a SEP IRA, 403b, or 401k all have the same effect. If employee’s modified AGI is over 62,000 (63,000 for 2018) then their TIRA contribution deduction starts to be phased out. Since employee’s income is below 62,000 they can deduct a TIRA contribution or make a Roth IRA contribution if they prefer.