You have to set up the IRA separately for your non-working spouse. This means that the IRA is set up using your partnerâs Social Security Number, and name. With this set up, you can contribute $5,000 for your IRA and $5,000 for your spouseâs, resulting in a yearly contribution of $10,000.his means that rules regarding Traditional and Roth IRAs still apply. You get your immediate tax deduction for making a contribution to your non-working spouseâs Traditional IRA. You are also subject to the income phase-outs that come with contributions to a Roth IRA.
sift. 1  to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. 2  to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. 3  to separate by or as if by a sieve. 4  to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence. 5  to question closely. 6  to sift something.
TIP sheetSKIMMING & SCANNING. Skimming and scanning are reading techniques that use rapid eye movement and keywords to move quickly through text for slightly different purposes. Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get a general overview of the material. Scanning is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts. While skimming tells you what general information is within a section, scanning helps you locate a particular fact.