There are several tax advantages when using a traditional IRA to save for retirement:
- Contributions made to a traditional IRA may be fully or partially deductible, depending on the circumstances, and
- Generally, amounts in a traditional IRA (including earnings and gains) are not taxed until they are distributed.
Contributions that are not deductible as IRA contributions are:
- Roth IRA contributions
- Rollover contributions
- Nondeductible contributions due to the active participation in an employer sponsored pension plan
- Elective deferrals to a 401(k), 403(b) plan, Section 457 plan, or federal thrift savings plan
- IRA trustee fees billed separately and paid for with funds outside of the IRA (these fees are deductible on Schedule A, Form 1040, subject to the 2% AGI limitation.)
- Repayments of qualified reservist distributions
Additional Information:
Instructions for Schedule A (Form 1040), Itemized Deductions