About Publication 590-A, Contributions to Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) Information about Publication 590-A, Contributions to IRAs, including recent updates. Publication 590-A discusses contributions to retirement arrangements, and covers traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs. About Publication 590-B, Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs) Information about Publication 590-B, Distributions from Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), including recent updates and related forms. Publication 590-B discusses distributions from both traditional and Roth individual retirement arrangements (IRA). About Publication 596, Earned Income Credit The earned income credit (EIC) is a tax credit for certain people who work and have earned income.