The Internal Revenue Service has released the cost-of-living adjustments to the dollar limits under various employer-sponsored benefit plans for 2018. Several key limits (indicated in bold, below) have been increased for 2018.
Employer-sponsors of benefit plans should update payroll and plan administration systems for the 2018 limits and ensure that any new limits are incorporated into relevant participant communications, enrollment materials and summary plan descriptions, as applicable.
For retirement plans beginning on and after January 1, 2018, the following dollar limitations apply for tax-qualified retirement plans:
As announced in mid-October (and adjusted in November), the Social Security Administration announced that the Social Security wage base for 2018 will increase slightly (from $127,000) to $128,400. This is the maximum wage base subject to the FICA tax and is also the maximum “integration level” for retirement plans using “permitted disparity.” (The 2018 increase is about 1% higher than the 2017 wage base. In contrast, the 2017 wage base increase was more than 7% higher than the 2016 amount).
In May of this year, the IRS announced that combined annual contributions to a Health Savings Account (HSA) in 2018 must not exceed the maximum annual deductible HSA contribution, which will be $3,450 for single coverage and $6,900 for family coverage. These limits reflect a $50 and $150 increase over the 2017 maximums, respectively. The catch-up contribution for eligible individuals who will attain age 55 or older by year end remains at $1,000.
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