(FAQ archive) Spousal IRAs

[Martha]

These links talk about setting aside money in an IRA for a nonworking spouse. Some of the links talk about when and if that IRA will be deductible. The applicable IRS publication is Publication 590 (2006), Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs).


http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f30/another-tax-question-ira-contributions-18748.html
http://www.early-retirement.org/for...spouse-pay-down-piggyback-mortgage-29919.html
http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/roth-ira-contribution-child-retiree-29914.html
http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/yet-another-question-about-roth-ira-25640.html
http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/ira-contribution-25101.html
http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/stupid-roth-ira-question-25020.html