<prompt> Human: I havent made any money this year, and dont expect to make 5,500 before 1231; however, I still want to contribute to my Roth IRA. Is there some way I can pay myself the 5,500 in wages? For instance, could I hire myself to job-search? Basically, I want to hand myself 5k and have it legally count as income.If I did hire myself to do 5.5k in work, would that require any significant taxes? It seems like a very small amount, but all of my tax preparation experience was strictly on the individual filer side of things, so I dont really know.  <response>: What would be hilarious is if you could, you did, and then you learned you owe 800 into FICA. : 