Yes, you can contribute to an IRA for your unemployed, non-working spouse who files a joint return, but your combined total contribution cannot exceed your combined taxable income or double the annual IRA limit, whichever is less. Initial tax relief is one of the main things that differentiate the rules of traditional IRAs from Roth IRAs, in which taxes are not allowed to be deducted for contributions. Converting to a Physical Gold backed IRA from a taxable retirement account, such as a 401 (k) plan or a traditional IRA, has no impact on the contribution limit; however, making a conversion increases the MAGI and may cause or increase the phasing out of the Roth IRA contribution amount. Every year you make a contribution to the Physical Gold backed IRA, the custodian or trustee will send you Form 5498 with information about IRA contributions. The five-year Roth IRA rule states that you can't withdraw your earnings tax-free until at least five years after you've first contributed to a Roth IRA.
You may be able to get around income limits by converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA, which is called a clandestine Roth IRA. However, you can still contribute to a Roth IRA and make cumulative contributions to a Roth or traditional IRA, regardless of your age. Under certain conditions, Roth IRAs also allow tax-free earnings to be withdrawn, which are subject to taxation in a traditional IRA.
