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IRS Releases Inflation Adjustments for 2018
-Update- The Social Security Administration has updated the 2018 Taxable Wage Base since this e-Alert was originally sent. The 2018 Taxable Wage Base is now $128,400.
Each year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announces the new limits for various aspects of employee benefits plans, principally because of the increase in the applicable cost-of-living indexes. In general, most plan limitations will not change for 2018 because the increase in the cost-of-living index did not meet the statutory threshold that triggers their adjustment. The IRS announced the following limits and thresholds effective for plan years beginning in 2018.
2018 Pre-tax Limits Released
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2017
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2018
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Highly Compensated Salary
Definition
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$120,000
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$120,000
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Key Employee in Top-Heavy Plan Salary Definition
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$175,000
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$175,000
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Maximum Pre-Tax Contribution Limits
(401(k)/403(b), most 457 Plans)
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$18,000
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$18,500
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Pre-Tax 401(k) Catch-up Limits
(over age 50)
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$6,000
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$6,000
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Catch-up Contribution
SIMPLE 401(k) plans
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$3,000
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$3,000
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Maximum Salary Deferral SIMPLE 401(k) plans
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$12,500
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$12,500
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Minimum Compensation Amount
SEPs
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$600
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$600
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Maximum Compensation Amount
(401(a) plans, 403(b) plans, SEPs)
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$270,000
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$275,000
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Health Savings Accounts (HSA) Limits
(employer + employee)
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Individual-$3,400
Family-$6,750
Catch Up- $1,000
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Individual-$3,450
Family-$6,900
Catch Up- $1,000
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Maximum Out-of-Pocket
HSA High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
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Individual-$6,550
Family- $13,100
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Individual-$6,650
Family- $13,300
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Minimum Deductible
HSA High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)
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Individual-$1,300
Family- $2,600
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Individual-$1,350
Family- $2,700
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Transportation Benefits
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Parking - $255
Transit - $255
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Parking - $260
Transit- $260
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Medical Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
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$2,600
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$2,650
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Dependent Care Expenses
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
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$5,000
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$5,000
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Social Security Taxable Wage Base
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$127,200
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$128,400
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Next Steps for Employers:
- Note the 2018 IRS Benefit and IRA limits; Employers should update their plan documents with the new IRS limits.
- Notify HR Knowledge of all plan changes so we may capture these changes on your benefits-at-a-glance and other important documents by emailing benefitsupport@hrknowledge.com.
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