William is a single writer (age 35) who recently decided that he needs to save more for retirement. his 2017 agi is $65,000 (all earned income). (leave no answer blank. enter zero if applicable.)
a. if he does not participate in an employer-sponsored plan, what is the maximum deductible ira contribution william can make in
This is the maximum deductible contribution for people under 50 in 2016, 2017, and 2018 tax years. (For people 50 and over, the max deductible  is $6,500)
