Saver's Match 2027: who gets up to $1,000, which accounts can take it, and what 15 brokerages say so far
The IRS: “Starting in 2027, the federal government will match up to 50% of money you save for retirement.” The match is 50% of the first $2,000 you contribute for the year, so at most $1,000, and it is “a match of up to $1,000 per person each year deposited directly into your designated retirement account”. You claim it on your 2027 return, filed in 2028: “In 2028, you can claim the Saver's Match by filing Form 8880-A with your 2027 federal tax return.” As of October 24, 2026 (Eastern time):
- Income limits for 2027. The full 50% goes to single filers with modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) up to $20,500, heads of household up to $30,750 and married couples filing jointly up to $41,000. It shrinks to nothing at $35,500, $53,250 and $71,000. The table and what you would get at each income are below.
- A Roth IRA cannot receive it directly. The IRS's notice says the match would go to a workplace plan's pre-tax portion or “an individual retirement plan that is not a Roth IRA”. If you choose a Roth IRA, Treasury would route it through a traditional IRA, and the move to the Roth would be a taxable conversion.
- No firm has to take it. “Neither retirement plans nor IRAs are required to accept Saver's Match contributions directly from the Treasury Department.” On their own sites, none of the 15 brokerages below says yet that it will accept the match or be listed on TrumpIRA.gov. Two of them, eToro US and moomoo, offer no IRA at all.
- TrumpIRA.gov launches on January 1, 2027. It will list IRA providers that accept the match. The executive order behind it sets costs at no more than 0.15% and rules out minimums.
- Not the same as a Trump account. Trump accounts are for children and are opened by Treasury; see claiming a child's Trump account. The Saver's Match is for adults who save for their own retirement.
Who qualifies, and the 2027 income limits
The IRS lists the basic requirements: you contribute to a retirement plan or IRA, with no minimum amount; “You are 18 by the end of the tax year”; you are not a student as defined in section 152(f)(2); “You are not claimed as a dependent on another person's return”; and you are a U.S. resident for tax purposes. It adds: “You can qualify even if you owe little or no federal income tax.”
| Filing status | Full match (50%) | Partial match | No match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married filing jointly, qualifying surviving spouse | Up to $41,000 | $41,001–$70,999 | $71,000 and above |
| Head of household | Up to $30,750 | $30,751–$53,249 | $53,250 and above |
| Single, married filing separately | Up to $20,500 | $20,501–$35,499 | $35,500 and above |
How much you would get
Between the two limits the match rate falls from 50% to 0%. The notice gives the formula: the rate drops by 50 percentage points times the share of the phaseout range your MAGI has used, and the drop “is rounded down to the next lowest whole percentage point and subtracted from 50%”. The rate applies to your contributions for the year “(up to $2,000, not adjusted for cost-of-living increases)”.
| Filing status | MAGI: match on a $2,000 contribution |
|---|---|
| Single or married filing separately | $20,500: $1,000 · $23,500: $800 · $26,500: $600 · $29,500: $400 · $32,500: $200 · $35,499: $20 · $35,500: $0 |
| Head of household | $30,750: $1,000 · $35,000: $820 · $40,000: $600 · $44,000: $420 · $49,000: $200 · $53,249: $20 · $53,250: $0 |
| Married filing jointly or surviving spouse | $41,000: $1,000 · $47,000: $800 · $53,000: $600 · $59,000: $400 · $65,000: $200 · $70,999: $20 · $71,000: $0 |
Married couples. The IRS: “For married couples filing jointly, the match applies to each spouse.” Each spouse can get up to $1,000 on his or her own contributions, so a couple can receive up to $2,000 only if both contribute, but the income test uses the couple's combined MAGI. Several explainers describe this as a $2,000 match for joint filers; the per-person rule is in the IRS's notice, Q&A I-1.
Which accounts can receive it
- Contributions that count: to a traditional or Roth IRA, and elective deferrals to a 401(k), 403(b), governmental 457(b), SIMPLE IRA or SEP, among others (Q&A B-2).
- Where the match itself can go: the pre-tax part of a 401(k), 403(b) or governmental 457(b) plan, or “an individual retirement plan that is not a Roth IRA” (Q&A D-1).
- Roth IRAs: “the Treasury Department would not make the Saver's Match contribution directly to the Roth IRA”. It would open a conduit traditional IRA and move the money to your Roth, and “This transfer would be a Roth IRA conversion that would be subject to federal income tax”, with withholding (Q&A E-2(b)). Fidelity's explainer adds that “There's no information yet on whether the TrumpIRA website will list Roth IRAs”.
- Only registered providers. “An IRA tracking number would be available only with respect to a traditional IRA provider that has registered with the Treasury Department and the IRS”, and you would need the IRA open before you file Form 8880-A. The notice adds that the method “is still under development” and that the form is “a new (not yet published) Form 8880-A”.
- Firms may set conditions. “A retirement plan or IRA may include reasonable conditions on acceptance of an eligible individual's Saver's Match contributions”.
Source: IRS Notice 2026-48, Saver's Match contributions (PDF).
TrumpIRA.gov
Executive Order 14403, signed April 30, 2026: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall, by January 1, 2027, establish a website” that informs people, especially those without a workplace plan, about low-cost IRAs. The IRS: “Under the Executive Order, Treasury will officially launch TrumpIRA.gov on Jan. 1, 2027.” On October 24, 2026 the site showed only “Coming 2027” and an email sign-up.
The order lists the providers the site will show as those that offer IRAs and “accept the Federal Saver's Match contribution under 26 U.S.C. 6433(e)(2)(C)”, with three tests: investment menus such as target-date, balanced or principal-protection funds; costs “with overall net-expense ratios, inclusive of operating costs, management fees, and administrative expenses, limited to .15 percent”; and accounts that “do not impose minimum-contribution or balance requirements”. The IRS's notice and the report to Congress refer only to criteria set by the Secretary, and say “It is anticipated that, later in 2026, more information will be available for IRA providers that want to be listed on TrumpIRA.gov”. We found no such information published by October 24, 2026.
Sources: Executive Order 14403 (April 30, 2026); IRS news release IR-2026-89 (Aug. 7, 2026); IRS Notice 2026-48, Saver's Match contributions (PDF); Treasury and IRS, Report to Congress on Saver's Match promotion (PDF); TrumpIRA.gov.
What 15 brokerages say so far
Whether a firm accepts the match is up to the firm. We read each brokerage's own IRA pages and searched its site for “Saver's Match” and “TrumpIRA”. None says it will accept the match or apply to be listed. Several have explainers; we quote what they say.
| Brokerage | IRAs it offers | Minimum to open | Saver's Match or TrumpIRA.gov on its site | Pages read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ally Invest | Traditional and Roth: “choose a traditional or Roth IRA when you open an account” | None: “No account minimum” | Nothing on Ally Invest's pages. A disclosure for Ally Bank's IRA (the bank, not the brokerage) mentions the Saver's Match. | Ally, IRAs |
| Charles Schwab | Traditional and Roth | $0: “you can open an account with a $0 minimum deposit” | An explainer: “Beginning in tax year 2027, the Saver's Credit for retirement contributions will be replaced by the Saver's Match”. Nothing on whether Schwab will accept the match. | Schwab, IRAs; Schwab, Saver's Credit article |
| E*TRADE (Morgan Stanley) | Traditional and Roth: “From individual accounts like traditional and Roth IRAs” | None: “Plus, enjoy no account minimums or maintenance fees.” | Nothing found on etrade.com. | E*TRADE, retirement accounts; E*TRADE, Roth IRA |
| eToro US | None: “eToro Securities does not offer mutual funds, retirement accounts, bonds, or proprietary products.” | — | Nothing found. | eToro USA Securities, Customer Relationship Summary (August 12, 2025) |
| Fidelity | Traditional and Roth | None for most retirement accounts: “no account fees to open and no minimums for most retirement accounts” | An explainer on TrumpIRA, which says “There's no information yet on whether the TrumpIRA website will list Roth IRAs”. Nothing on whether Fidelity will be listed. | Fidelity, IRAs; Fidelity, What is TrumpIRA? |
| Firstrade | Traditional and Roth | None: “No account fees or minimum to open an account” | Nothing found. | Firstrade, traditional IRA; Firstrade, Roth IRA |
| Interactive Brokers | Traditional and Roth (and others) | None: “Invest in US stocks and ETFs with zero commissions and no account minimums.” | Nothing found. | Interactive Brokers, IRA information; Interactive Brokers, pricing |
| J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing | Traditional and Roth | None: “No, there is no minimum amount required to open a J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing account.” | Nothing on chase.com. J.P. Morgan Asset Management, a separate business, has an article on the executive order. | J.P. Morgan Self-Directed Investing, FAQs |
| Merrill Edge | Traditional and Roth | None (its pricing table) | Nothing found. | Merrill Edge, pricing |
| moomoo | None: “does not offer individual retirement account (IRA) or joint account” | — | Nothing found. | moomoo, support |
| Public | Traditional and Roth: “Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts” | None: “Public Investing does not have account minimums.” | Nothing found. | Public, Customer Relationship Summary (PDF) |
| Robinhood | Traditional and Roth: “We offer 2 types of IRAs: Roth and traditional” | Not stated on its retirement page | Nothing found. Its traditional IRA agreement mentions the older Saver's Credit and Robinhood's own match. | Robinhood, retirement |
| SoFi Invest | Not confirmed (its investing pages refused our requests) | Not confirmed | An explainer: “Set to launch by Jan. 1, 2027, TrumpIRA.gov will serve as a directory of government-vetted IRAs”. Nothing on whether SoFi will accept the match. | SoFi, Explaining TrumpIRA.gov and the New Saver's Match |
| Vanguard | Traditional and Roth | No charge to open; funds can have minimums: “There's no charge to open a Vanguard IRA. The fund or product you choose may have a minimum investment amount.” | An article on its corporate site about the TrumpIRA marketplace. Nothing on whether Vanguard will be listed. | Vanguard, IRAs |
| Webull | Traditional and Roth (and rollover) | None: “Choose from Roth, Rollover, and Traditional IRAs, all with no account minimums or fees.” | Nothing of its own found. | Webull, trading and investing |
Quick answers
When do I get the Saver's Match?
After you file your 2027 return in 2028. The IRS's news release says it “will be paid for eligible taxpayers starting in 2028, based on contributions made for the 2027 tax year.” A match under $100 may come as a refundable credit instead of a deposit (Q&A D-2).
Can contributions made in early 2028 count for 2027?
For an IRA, yes: the notice says contributions made after the end of the year “may be made as late as the tax filing deadline (without extensions)”, if they are designated for the prior year.
Can the match go into my Roth IRA?
Not directly. Treasury would put it in a conduit traditional IRA and transfer it to the Roth, and that transfer would be a taxable Roth conversion. A traditional IRA or the pre-tax part of a workplace plan avoids that step.
Is it $2,000 for a married couple?
Up to $1,000 for each spouse, on each spouse's own contributions, with the income test on the couple's combined MAGI. So $2,000 only when both spouses contribute at least $2,000 and the couple's MAGI is $41,000 or less.
Is the Saver's Match the same as the Saver's Credit?
No. The match replaces the credit for retirement contributions from 2027. Schwab's explainer: “Beginning in tax year 2027, the Saver's Credit for retirement contributions will be replaced by the Saver's Match”. The credit lowers your tax; the match is a deposit into a retirement account. For the last year of the credit, see the Saver's Credit for 2026.
Which brokerages will accept the Saver's Match?
None of the 15 we checked said so by October 24, 2026. Providers that want to be listed on TrumpIRA.gov are expected to get information later in 2026. We will update the table as firms announce.
How we checked
- The rules come from IRS Notice 2026-48, the IRS's Saver's Match page (updated October 22, 2026), the IRS news release of August 7, 2026, Executive Order 14403 and the Treasury and IRS report to Congress, read October 24, 2026.
- For each brokerage we read its IRA, pricing or disclosure pages and searched its own site. We did not use other websites' lists of brokerages. SoFi's investing pages refused our automated requests, so its IRA row is not confirmed.
- Proposed regulations on the Saver's Match have not been issued; details can change.
What this page does not cover
- Matches that workplace plans or brokerages pay from their own money, and the Saver's Credit for years before 2027.
- Which IRA or brokerage to choose. We report what each one publishes.
Rechecks and changes
We will read the IRS's pages and the brokerages' sites again each month, when Treasury publishes the provider information, and when TrumpIRA.gov launches on January 1, 2027.
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Sources: IRS Notice 2026-48, Saver's Match contributions (PDF); IRS, Saver's Match; IRS news release IR-2026-89 (Aug. 7, 2026); Executive Order 14403 (April 30, 2026); Treasury and IRS, Report to Congress on Saver's Match promotion (PDF); TrumpIRA.gov; and each brokerage's pages in the table. Dollars Ahead has no business relationship with any firm on this page. This page reports what the IRS, Treasury and the firms publish. It is not tax or investment advice.