Covered vs Eligible
My wife and I both have 401(k)s at work.
We are both eligible to participate according to the plan document but neither of us contributes.
Neither employer contributes to the plans.
So no money has gone into our plans.
My understanding is that this means we are eligible but not “covered” in respect to making deductible IRA contributions.
Our combined income if over $250,000.
So we could both make deductible IRA contributions (or Roth IRA) contributions even though we are eligible to participate in a 401(k) at work.
Is this correct?
Permalink Submitted by Alan - IRA critic on Thu, 2024-02-01 18:09
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Permalink Submitted by Robert Wright on Thu, 2024-02-01 18:29
Would a SEP or SIMPLE plan count towards being covered?