If You Are Married and You and Your Spouse Make

question 5

True/False

If you are married and you and your spouse make $160,000 total per year,you are not allowed to contribute to an IRA.

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Definitions:

Per Stirpes

A legal term describing a method of distributing an estate whereby each branch of the deceased's family receives an equal share of the estate.

Estate

The total of all the assets, properties, and liabilities that a person leaves behind upon death.

Fraud

(1) An intentional deception that causes harm to another. (2) A basis for contesting a will if the testator relied on false statements when he or she made the will.

False Statements

Assertions or claims that are not true, which in certain contexts, such as under oath in court or in financial reporting, can be illegal or fraudulent.