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On December 20, 2023, the IRS issued Notice 2024-2, which provides question-and-answer guidance on various aspects of the SECURE 2.0 Act. This post focuses on the “de minimis financial incentives” under SECURE 2.0 Act Section...more
The IRS and Social Security Administration have announced cost-of-living increases for retirement plans and other employee benefit plans for 2024....more
The IRS has announced inflation-adjusted limits for retirement plans in Notice 2023-75. ...more
The 2023 Form 5500, which will be filed beginning in mid-2024, includes the following changes...more
SECURE 2.0 includes significant changes for retirement plan sponsors and employers, as discussed in our prior blog posts. If you are looking for a short summary organized by effective date, we have prepared a “pocket guide”...more
The Internal Revenue Service announced the dollar limitations for retirement plans and other benefits, beginning January 1, 2023. Some of the limits are listed below....more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced today (October 21, 2022) the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2023: Additional information regarding benefit plan dollar limits can be obtained in...more
The Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration have announced the cost of living adjustments (COLA) applicable to dollar limitations for retirement plans and the Social Security wage base for 2022. Many...more
On November 4, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released the 2022 dollar limitations that apply to tax-qualified retirement plans. With few exceptions, the 2022 limitations published in Notice 2021-61 have been...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued an important reminder of the unique application of the limit under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 415(c) to 403(b) plans on August 20, 2021. The IRS’s “Issue Snapshot”...more
On October 26, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) updated various dollar limitations that apply to tax-qualified retirement plans for 2021. The new amounts, published in Notice 2020-79, are annually adjusted for cost of...more
The IRS has announced the 2021 annual dollar limitations for retirement plans based on the applicable cost-of-living adjustment guidelines. The annual limit for elective deferrals to 401(k) plans and 403(b) plans will remain...more
The Internal Revenue Service announced the 2021 cost-of-living adjustments to the dollar limitations for qualified retirement plans and other benefits, and the Social Security Administration announced its own cost-of-living...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Many of the limitations that apply to tax-qualified plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, are subject to cost-of-living increases. The IRS just announced the 2021 limits. The annual employee salary...more
As 2019 comes to an end, we are pleased to present our traditional End of Year Plan Sponsor “To Do” Lists. This year, we present our “To Do” Lists in four separate Employee Benefits Updates. Part 1 covered health and welfare...more
As I’m sure you heard, the Internal Revenue Service released their 2020 Cost of Limit Adjustment limits for qualified plans and individual retirement accounts. The salary deferral limit for participants in 401(k), 403(b),...more
The IRS has released the 2020 cost-of-living adjustments for limits on employee benefits with some adjustments to the 2020 rates including minor increases to the maximum elective deferrals, the maximum benefits allowed under...more
The IRS has announced the 2020 annual dollar limitations for retirement plans based on the applicable cost-of-living adjustment guidelines. The annual limit for elective deferrals to 401(k) and 403(b) plans will increase from...more
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on November 6, 2019 announced the following cost of living inflation adjusted dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans and other benefit plans for 2020...more
The IRS has announced the dollar limits for contributions and benefits in retirement plans and certain deferred compensation plans for 2020. We have compiled a chart summarizing the key limits below, including how they...more
On November 6, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2019-59, which sets forth the 2020 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The...more
The United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has released Revenue Procedure 2019-39, which sets forth a March 31, 2020 deadline by which tax-qualified 403(b) plans must have plan documents that fully comply with the...more
The IRS has released the following 2019 adjustments for limits on employee benefits. For the first time since 2015, the highly compensated employee (HCE) limit has increased to $125,000. ...more
IRS Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2019 By Jeffrey P. Cairns - The Internal Revenue Service has released the 2019 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced on November 1, 2018, the following dollar limits applicable to tax-qualified plans for 2019: - The limit on the maximum amount of elective contributions that a person may make...more