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Tax Resource Center

Contribution Limits & Rules for IRA and CESA

Tax-deferred accounts have limits on the amount of money that can be contributed per year. In some cases the rules get very detailed and take into consideration how you file your taxes, your income, and your work status. Here’s some information about the tax ramifications of how you fund your tax-deferred accounts as well as additional deduction limits and withdrawal rules.

At Thrivent Mutual Funds, we recommend you consult your tax advisor to make sure you’re getting the most out of your investments. Thrivent Mutual Funds and their representatives cannot provide legal or tax advice.

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For information on IRA deduction limits, visit the IRS website.

 

Traditional IRA

Contribution Overview

Contribution Limits
  • 2017 and 2018: Lesser of $5,500 or 100% of earned income across all your IRA accounts
  • No contributions are allowed beginning the year you reach age 70½

Catch-up Contributions
  • If you’re age 50 or older, you can increase your traditional IRA contribution to $6,500 for 2017 and 2018

Contribution Deadline
  • Typically, contributions must be made by the tax filing deadline, April 17, 2018 for the 2017 tax year

Tax-Deductible Contributions

Your traditional IRA contributions may be tax-deductible, but there are several factors that may limit and disqualify you from the deduction, depending on whether you or your spouse are covered by a retirement plan at work and/or your income exceeds certain levels. You’re considered covered by an employer retirement plan if you or your spouse have:

  • A contribution plan (profit-sharing, 401(k), stock bonus, or money purchase pension)
  • An IRA-styled plan like a SEP, SARSEP, or SIMPLE IRA
  • A benefit plan (pension that pays a retirement benefit)

Income levels are determined by your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI), which is your annual adjusted gross income with certain deductions (e.g., student loan and IRA deductions) added back in.

See IRS Publication 590-A Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements for more information.

 

Roth IRA

Contribution Overview

Contribution Limits

Catch-up Contributions
  • If you’re age 50 or older, you may be able to increase your Roth IRA contribution to $6,500 for 2017 and 2018, based on MAGI limits

Contribution Deadline
  • Typically, contributions must be made by the tax filing deadline, April 17, 2018 for the 2017 tax year

Tax-Deductible Contributions
  • Contributions for Roth IRA don’t qualify for tax deductions

 

Coverdell Education Savings Account (ESA)

Contribution Overview

Contribution Limits
  • Limit of $2,000 per year, per student total from all contributors (across any/all educational savings accounts held) 
  • Contributions can be made by the student, parents, or any other individual or organization
  • An individual's contributions for a student may have certain limitations based on the contributor's Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI)
  • You do not need earned income in order to make a contribution
  • See IRS Publication 970 Tax Benefits for Education

Contribution Deadline
  • Typically, contributions must be made by the tax filing deadline, April 17, 2018 for the 2017 tax year.

Deductions
  • ESA contributions aren’t deductible.

Looking for an IRS form or publication

The IRS's online resources can help.

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Investing in a mutual fund involves risks, including the possible loss of principal. The prospectus and summary prospectus contain more complete information on the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the fund, and other information, which investors should read and consider carefully before investing. Prospectuses are available at ThriventFunds.com or by calling 1-800-847-4836.

This website is not intended as a source for legal, accounting or tax advice or services. Work with your attorney and/or tax professional for additional information.

The principal underwriter for the Thrivent Mutual Funds is Thrivent Distributors, LLC. No communication or content, including investment analysis tools and information about the Thrivent Mutual Funds, on this website is intended to provide investment advice or recommendations of any kind and may not be relied upon as such. The communication and content found on this website, including investment analysis tools and information about the Thrivent Mutual Funds, are not intended as a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell any security. Thrivent Distributors, LLC has undertaken no review of the individual circumstances of any investor and makes no representations with respect to the suitability of any investment for a particular investor. Any purchase, sale or redemption of the Thrivent Mutual Funds will be executed through Thrivent Financial Investor Services Inc., the transfer agent for the Thrivent Mutual Funds, and an affiliate of Thrivent Distributors, LLC. Asset management services provided by Thrivent Asset Management, LLC. Thrivent Distributors, LLC. and Thrivent Asset Management, LLC. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Appleton, WI.

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