If you participated in a 401(k) plan and the employer who maintained the plan went into bankruptcy, you may be able to contribute an additional $3,000 to your IRA. For this to apply, the following conditions must be met.

If you choose to make these additional contributions, you cannot use the higher contribution and deduction limits for individuals who are age 50 or older.

For distributions beginning in 2007, you can elect to exclude from income distributions from an eligible retirement plan that is a governmental plan if you are an eligible retired public safety officer. The distribution must be transferred directly to an insurance provider to pay premiums for accident or health insurance or qualified long-term care insurance for you, your spouse, or your dependents.

The maximum annual exclusion is $3,000. You cannot deduct these premiums as medical expenses or, if you are self-employed, health insurance costs. For more information, see Insurance Premiums for Public Safety Officers in Publication 575, Pension and Annuity Income.

For 2007, if you were covered by a retirement plan at work, your deduction for contributions to a traditional IRA is reduced (phased out) if your modified AGI is:

If you either lived with your spouse or file a joint return, and your spouse was covered by a retirement plan at work, but you were not, your deduction is phased out if your AGI is more than $156,000 but less than $166,000. If your AGI is $166,000 or more, you cannot take a deduction for contributions to a traditional IRA.

Beginning in 2007, you may be able to roll over tax free all or a portion of a distribution you receive from an eligible retirement plan of a deceased employee if you are a designated beneficiary of the employee (other than a surviving spouse). The distribution must be a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer to your IRA that was set up to receive the distribution. The transfer will be treated as an eligible rollover distribution and the receiving plan will be treated as an inherited IRA. For information on rollovers, see Publication 575. For information on inherited IRAs, see Publication 590, Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs).

For 2007, you may be able to claim the retirement savings contributions credit if your modified AGI is not more than:

For tax years beginning in 2007, the nontaxable part of an eligible rollover distribution (such as after-tax contributions) from a qualified retirement plan can be rolled over to another qualified retirement plan that is either a qualified employee plan or an annuity contract described in section 403(b). Previously, this part of the distribution could be rolled over only to another qualified retirement plan that was a defined contribution plan.

The rollover must be a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer. The plan to which the rollover is made must separately account for these contributions and the earnings on them. For information on rollovers, see Publication 575.

For 2007, your Roth IRA contribution limit is reduced (phased out) in the following situations.

The following changes apply to qualified plans. For more information, see Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business (SEP, SIMPLE, and Qualified Plans).

The following changes apply to SEPs. For more information, see Publication 560.

The following change applies to SIMPLE plans. For more information, see Publication 560.

The following changes apply to 403(b) plans. For more information, see Publication 571, Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans (403(b) Plans).

The contribution limit to your traditional IRA for 2008 will be increased to the smaller of the following amounts:

If you were age 50 or older before 2009, the most that can be contributed to your traditional IRA for 2008 will be the smaller of the following amounts:

For 2008, if you are covered by a retirement plan at work, your deduction for contributions to a traditional IRA is reduced (phased out) if your modified AGI is:

If you either live with your spouse or file a joint return, and your spouse is covered by a retirement plan at work, but you are not, your deduction is phased out if your AGI is more than $159,000 but less than $169,000. If your AGI is $169,000 or more, you cannot take a deduction for contributions to a traditional IRA.

For 2008, you may be able to claim the retirement savings contributions credit if your modified AGI is not more than:

If contributions on your behalf are made only to Roth IRAs, your contribution limit for 2008 will generally be the lesser of:

If you were age 50 or older before 2009 and contributions on your behalf were made only to Roth IRAs, your contribution limit for 2008 will generally be the lesser of:

However, if your modified AGI is above a certain amount, your contribution limit may be reduced.

For 2008, your Roth IRA contribution limit is reduced (phased out) in the following situations.

The following changes apply to qualified plans. For more information, see Publication 560.

The following changes apply to SEPs. For more information, see Publication 560.

The following change applies to 403(b) plans. For more information, see Publication 571.

Prior to 2008, you could only rollover (convert) amounts from either a traditional, SEP, or SIMPLE IRA into a Roth IRA. After 2007, you can rollover amounts from the following plans into a Roth IRA.

Any amount rolled over is subject to the same rules for converting a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. See Converting From Any Traditional IRA Into a Roth IRA in chapter 1 of Publication 590. Also, the rollover contribution must meet the rollover requirements that apply to the specific type of retirement plan.

The following provisions do not apply for 2008.