For those primarily interested in cutting calories from carbohydrates, a 1,200-calorie diet with 45% of calories from carbohydrates would provide 135 grams of carbohydrates, thus meeting the RDA of 130 grams.
The traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contribution and deduction limit is $5,500 for 2014. If you are at least age 50 or older before the end of 2014, the limits are increased to $6,500. If both you and your spouse are covered by a retirement plan, your IRA deduction will be phased-out if you make more than $96,000 on a joint tax return in 2014. If you make $116,000 or more on a joint tax return, you receive no IRA deduction.
In order to figure out how much you can contribute, and deduct, for your Simple IRA and Traditional IRA, see the link in @mhoran_psprep's answer money.stackexchange.com/a/13495/3361 It is valid for the tax year 2011.es. You can make contributions to all three. However, you might not be able to deduct all of your contribution to the Traditional IRA and the Simple IRA. Being able to take a tax deduction for a contribution to your Traditional IRA depends on. 1  your modified adjusted gross income. 2  your tax-filing status.