Internal Revenue Service United States Department of the Treasury

Traditional IRA Deduction Phaseout Chart (if taxpayer is not covered by employer retirement plan)

Table 2
Effect of Modified AGI on Traditional IRA Deduction
(if taxpayer is not covered by employer retirement plan)
Filing Status A full deduction is allowed: A partial deduction is allowed: No deduction is allowed:
Single, Head of Household, or Qualifying Widow(er) Any amount
Married Filing Jointly or separately with a spouse who is not covered by a plan at work Any amount
Married Filing Jointly with a spouse who is covered by a plan at work $218,000 or less More than $218,000 but less than $228,000 $228,000 or more
Married Filing Separately with a spouse who is covered by a plan at work* Less than $10,000 $10,000 or more
* Taxpayers are entitled to the full deduction if they did not live with their spouse at any time during the year.