Definition of "nondeductible" []

• Not deductible, especially for income-tax purposes. (adjective)

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• "They don't get a deduction because of the wife's high income, so it's called a nondeductible IRA."
• "She puts away $5,000, and he puts away $5,000 his IRA is based on her earning and called a nondeductible spousal IRA; otherwise you have to have earned income to contribute to an IRA."
• "These investors can open a " nondeductible " IRA, put in up to $5,000 — $6,000 if they ' re at least 50 — and immediately convert to a Roth IRA with little or no tax."