COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS - 2015
Pension Plan and Related Limits
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2014
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2015
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Pre-tax elective deferral maximum under IRC § 401(k),
403(b), and 457(b) plans
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$17,500
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$18,000
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Age 50 and older “catch-up” adjustment for 401(k), 403(b),
and governmental 457(b) plans and SEPs
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$5,500
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$6,000
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Annual compensation limit under IRC §§ 401(a)(17), 404(l) and 408(k)
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$260,000
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$265,000
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Annual benefit limit for defined benefit plans under IRC §
415(b)
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$210,000
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$210,000
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Annual contribution limit for defined contribution plans
under IRC § 415(c)
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$52,000
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$53,000
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Highly compensated employee threshold for purposes of
testing in the following year under IRC § 414(q)(1)(B)
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$115,000
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$120,000
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Key employee threshold for top heavy plan under IRC §
416(i)
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$170,000
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$170,000
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IRC § 430(c)(7)(D)(i)(II) amount for
determining excess employee compensation for single-employer defined benefit
plans where election has been made
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$1,084,000
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$1,101,000
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ESOP account balance for five-year and one-year
distribution rule under IRC § 409(o)(1)(C)(ii)
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$1,050,000
and $210,000 |
$1,070,000
and $210,000 |
SEP pension compensation threshold under IRC § 408(k)
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$550
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$600
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SIMPLE plan elective deferral limit under IRC §
408(p)(2)(E)
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$12,000
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$12,500
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SIMPLE plan age 50 catch-up
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$2,500
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$3,000
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Basic IRA/Roth IRA contribution limitation under IRC §
219(b)/§ 408A (age 50 $1,000 catch-up for IRAs does not have cost-of-living
adjustment)
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$5,500
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$5,500
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Phase-out for
deductions for IRA for married couples filing jointly, in which the spouse
who makes the IRA contribution is an active participant in an
employer-sponsored retirement plan
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$96,000 to $116,000
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$98,000 to $118,000
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Adjusted gross
income (
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$181,000 to $191,000
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$183,000 to $193,000
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AGI limit for
retirement savings contributions (saver's) credit for married couples filing
jointly
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$60,000
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$61,000
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Health Savings
Account contribution limits (single and family)
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$3,300 and $6,550
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$3,350 and $6,650
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Maximum monthly benefit guarantee by PBGC
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$4943.18
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$5,011.33
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PBGC flat-rate
premium for a single-employer plans (as amended by MAP-21 2012 legislation)
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$49
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$57
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Taxable wage base subject to FICA tax
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$117,000
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$118,500
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