Fortunately, you can make a contribution to a Roth IRA without filing a tax return and you don't need to file a tax return to make a contribution to a Roth IRA. Yes, you can fund a traditional IRA after you file your taxes, but the process is different from a Roth IRA. If you know how much you plan to contribute, you can indicate that amount on your tax return and you'll be fine if you meet and contribute that amount before the April tax-filing deadline. Alternatively, you can Transfer IRA to Gold and request the traditional deduction from your IRA. The first eligibility consideration for a Roth IRA is income.
You must earn money to open any IRA. If your only income comes from unearned sources, such as investments, you can't contribute to an IRA. You must receive a salary, tips, professional fees or bonuses. Our grandparents have funded Roth IRAs for their grandchildren and aunts they have funded Roth IRAs for their nephews.
A new provision of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will not allow a conversion to a Roth IRA to be “undone” by recharacterizing it as a traditional IRA. The main advantage of having a Roth IRA is that if the withdrawals are made after having opened the account for 5 years and the owner of the IRA has reached 59 and a half years, no taxes are paid on investment gains distributed from the account. One method of conversion is to take a distribution from the traditional IRA and contribute it (reinvestment) to a Roth IRA within 60 days from the date of distribution.
