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2024 IRS Contribution Maximums

November 01, 2023

Note: The 2025 IRS Contribution Maximums have been released, click here for more information.

2025 Contribution Maximums

 

The IRS has released new guidelines for the 2024 Contribution Maximums for company-sponsored retirement plans and they’ve increased! If you’re not sure what they are, Leading Retirement Solutions has you covered.

Retirement Plan Maximum Contributions:

IRS guidelines detail the maximum income that an employee (including company owners) may contribute to a company-sponsored retirement plan as well as the maximum contributions an employee (including company owners) may receive from the business.

Contribution Highlights for 2024:

  • $23,000  -  The contribution maximum for employees who participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan.
  • $345,000  -  The amount of your compensation that can be taken into account when determining employer and employee contributions.
  • $7,000 - The contribution maximum for employees who participate in IRAs. The IRA catch‑up contribution limit for individuals aged 50 and over was amended under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 (SECURE 2.0) to include an annual cost‑of‑living adjustment but remains $1,000 for 2024.
  • The income ranges for determining eligibility to make deductible contributions to traditional Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs), to contribute to Roth IRAs, and to claim the Saver's Credit all increased for 2024.
       
 

2024

2023

2022

401(k), 403(b), Profit-Sharing Plans, 457 etc.

Annual Compensation for Contributions

345,000

330,000

305,000

Elective Deferrals

23,000

22,500

20,500

Catch-up Contributions

7,500

7,500

6,500

Defined Contribution Maximum

69,000

66,000

61,000

ESOP Contribution Maximum

(Account balance/Lengthening determination)

1,380,000 
/275,000

1,330,000 
/265,000

1,230,000
/245,000

Other

HCE Threshold

(Highly Compensated Employee)

155,000

150,000

135,000

Defined Benefit Maximum

275,000

265,000

245,000

Key Employee

220,000

215,000

200,000

Control Employee (board member or officer)   

135,000

130,000

120,000

Control Employee (compensation-based)

275,000

265,000

245,000

Taxable Wage Base

168,600

160,200

147,000

IRAs

IRA Contribution Maximum

7,000

6,500

6,000

IRA Catch-Up Contributions

1,000

1,000

1,000

Traditional IRA AGI Deduction Phase-out Starting at

Joint Return

123,000

116,000

109,000

Single or Head of Household

77,000

73,000

68,000

SEP IRA

SEP Minimum Compensation

750

750

650

SEP Maximum Contribution

69,000

66,000

61,000

SEP Maximum Compensation

345,000

330,000

305,000

SIMPLE IRA

SIMPLE Maximum Contributions 

16,000

15,500

14,000

SIMPLE Catch-up Contributions

3,500

3,500

3,000

Additional information can be found on the IRS website.

2024 Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Rates

SSA announced an increase of 3.2 percent for Social Security payouts. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 66 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2024. Increased payments to approximately 7.5 million SSI recipients will begin on December 29, 2023. (Note: some people receive both Social Security and SSI benefits)

If you're looking to start a plan, or just get more information about contribution maximums, don't hesitate to get in contact.

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