[Anonymous]

There seems to be a discrepancy in the figures given in the problem with some given in the solution.

The question states that :

Rita Spano is an active participant in a company retirement plan. Her husband, John, age 45, works for a company that does not have a retirement plan. The Spanos’ joint adjusted gross income for 2015 is $187,000. John contributes $4,000 to an IRA for himself. How much of this $4,000 contribution for John can the Spanos deduct on their 2015 joint return?

It also states in the solution that their maximum IRA contribution is $8,000 ($4,000 x 2)

Where does that maximum contribution amount come from? I thought that it was $5,500 per individual, with the deduction phased out over certain AGI amounts.

I see that $4,000 is the amount they contributed, but could they have not contributed more?

Was the question partially updated from an older one, and the max contribution amount not updated?

Thanks!