mch_2

mch_2 OP t1_jabbdnm wrote

I believe AGI includes this which is applicable for me:

  1. net capital losses (up to $3000)

Both of these helped me reduce my AGI, but still a bit over the limit.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/magi.asp says MAGI needs to remove deductions from "passive income/loss"... But not sure what that means, and if it includes (1).

The IRS worksheet 2-1 does not mention (1) so I think my AGI = MAGI?

I will definitely go the trad IRA/backdoor route in the future.. I do have losses for all $6000, so removing all seems like an easy solution?

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