COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS 2015

COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS - 2015

Pension Plan and Related Limits	2014	2015
Pre-tax elective deferral maximum under IRC § 401(k), 403(b), and 457(b) plans	$17,500	$18,000
Age 50 and older “catch-up” adjustment for 401(k), 403(b), and governmental 457(b) plans and SEPs	$5,500	$6,000
Annual compensation limit under IRC §§ 401(a)(17), 404(l) and 408(k)	$260,000	$265,000
Annual benefit limit for defined benefit plans under IRC § 415(b)	$210,000	$210,000
Annual contribution limit for defined contribution plans under IRC § 415(c)	$52,000	$53,000
Highly compensated employee threshold for purposes of testing in the following year under IRC § 414(q)(1)(B)	$115,000	$120,000
Key employee threshold for top heavy plan under IRC § 416(i)	$170,000	$170,000
IRC § 430(c)(7)(D)(i)(II) amount for determining excess employee compensation for single-employer defined benefit plans where election has been made	$1,084,000	$1,101,000
ESOP account balance for five-year and one-year distribution rule under IRC § 409(o)(1)(C)(ii)	$1,050,000 and $210,000	$1,070,000 and $210,000
SEP pension compensation threshold under IRC § 408(k)	$550	$600
SIMPLE plan elective deferral limit under IRC § 408(p)(2)(E)	$12,000	$12,500
SIMPLE plan age 50 catch-up	$2,500	$3,000
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)	$5,500	$5,500
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	$96,000 to $116,000	$98,000 to $118,000
Adjusted gross income (AGI) phase-out range for married joint filers taxpayers making contributions to a Roth IRA	$181,000 to $191,000	$183,000 to $193,000
AGI limit for retirement savings contributions (saver's) credit for married couples filing jointly	$60,000	$61,000
Health Savings Account contribution limits (single and family)	$3,300 and $6,550	$3,350 and $6,650
Maximum monthly benefit guarantee by PBGC	$4943.18	$5,011.33
PBGC flat-rate premium for a single-employer plans (as amended by MAP-21 2012 legislation)	$49	$57
Taxable wage base subject to FICA tax	$117,000	$118,500