IRS Announces 2020 Retirement Plan Limitations
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he Internal Revenue Service recently announced cost-of-living adjustments affecting certain dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement related limitations for 2020. Here are the highlights:
What Changed?
The following limits are going up for 2020:
- The salary deferral limit for 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans increases to $19,500 (up from $19,000)
- The SIMPLE deferral limit increases to $13,500 (up from $13,000)
- The annual additions limit for defined contribution plans increases to $57,000 (plus catch-up, previously $56,000)
- The annual additions limit for defined benefit plans increases to $230,000 (up from $225,000)
- The annual compensation limit increases to $285,000 (formerly $280,000)
- The Social Security Wage Base increases to $137,700 (up from $132,900)
- The compensation limit for determining who is a highly compensated employee increased for the first time in five years, and is now $130,000 vs. $125,000
What Has Not Changed?
The following limits remain unadjusted for 2020:
- The limit on annual contributions to an IRA remains unchanged at $6,000.
- The additional catch-up contribution limit to an IRA for individuals age 50 and over remains at $1,000.
- The minimum compensation amount under IRS Section 408(k)(2)(C) for simplified employee pensions (SEPs) remains at $600.
- The limitation concerning the qualified gratuitous transfer of qualified employer securities to an employee stock ownership plan under IRS Section 664(g)(7) remains unchanged at $50,000.
To see the full list of 2020 IRS limitations on retirement plans, you can read the full notice by clicking
here
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