If you have
taxable compensation
during the
year -
such as salaries, wages, tips, bonuses, commissions, and self - employment income - you're eligible to contribute to an IRA.
Medical, dental, etc., expenses (a) Allowance of deduction There shall be allowed as a deduction the expenses paid
during the
taxable year, not compensated for by insurance or otherwise, for medical care of the taxpayer, his spouse, or a dependent (as defined in section 152, determined without regard to subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B) thereof), to the extent that
such expenses exceed 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income.