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You may be able to subtract amounts from your total income (Form 1040, line 22 or Form 1040A, line 15) or total effectively connected income (Form 1040NR, line 23) to get your adjusted gross income (Form 1040, line 37; Form 1040A, line 21; or Form 1040NR, line 35). Some adjustments to income follow.
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Contributions to your individual retirement arrangement (IRA) (Form 1040, line 32; Form 1040A, line 17; or Form 1040NR, line 31), explained later in this publication.
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Certain moving expenses (line 26 of Form 1040 or Form 1040NR) if you changed job locations or started a new job in 2007. See Publication 521, Moving Expenses, or see Form 3903, Moving Expenses, and its instructions.
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Some health insurance costs (Form 1040, line 29 or Form 1040NR, line 28) if you were self-employed and had a net profit for the year, or if you received wages in 2007 from an S corporation in which you were a more-than-2% shareholder. For more details, see Publication 535, Business Expenses.
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Payments to your self-employed SEP, SIMPLE, or qualified plan (Form 1040, line 28 or Form 1040NR, line 27). For more information, including limits on how much you can deduct, see Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business.
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Penalties paid on early withdrawal of savings (Form 1040, line 30 or Form 1040NR, line 29). Form 1099-INT, Interest Income, or Form 1099-OID, Original Issue Discount, will show the amount of any penalty you were charged.
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Alimony payments (Form 1040, line 31a). For more information, see Publication 504, Divorced or Separated Individuals.
There are other items you can claim as adjustments to income. These adjustments are discussed in your tax return instructions.
This section explains the tax treatment of amounts you pay into traditional IRAs. A traditional IRA is any IRA that is not a Roth or SIMPLE IRA. Roth and SIMPLE IRAs are defined earlier in the IRA discussion under Retirement Plan Distributions. For more detailed information, see Publication 590.
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You may be able to deduct some or all of your contributions to it, depending on your circumstances, and
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Generally, amounts in your IRA, including earnings and gains, are not taxed until distributed.
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Your compensation that you must include in income for the year, or
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$4,000 ($5,000 if you were age 50 or older by the end of 2007).
For more information on the general limit and the spousal IRA limit, see How Much Can Be Contributed? in Publication 590.
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