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.
verb (used with object) 1. to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. 2. to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 3. to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually followed by out): to weigh out five pounds of sugar. 4. to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: