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2014 Annual Benefit Plan Amounts |
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Contribution & Benefit Limits |
2013 Limit |
2014 Limit |
Section 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) annual deferral |
$17,500 |
$17,500 |
SIMPLE plan annual deferral |
$12,000 |
$12,000 |
Section 415 maximums | ||
– annual benefit from defined benefit plan |
$205,000 |
$210,000 |
– annual additions to defined contribution plan |
$51,000 |
$52,000 |
Maximum IRA contribution |
$5,500 |
$5,500 |
Catch-up contribution limits | ||
– retirement plan |
$5,500 |
$5,500 |
– SIMPLE plan |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
– IRA |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
Compensation Amounts | ||
Annual compensation limit |
$255,000 |
$260,000 |
Grandfathered governmental plan participants |
$380,000 |
$385,000 |
Highly compensated employees | ||
– any employee* |
$115,000** |
$115,000** |
– 5 percent owner |
no minimum |
no minimum |
*Employer may elect to limit to top-paid 20% | ||
**Due to the look-back rule, applies in determining HCEs during following year | ||
Key employees | ||
– officer |
$165,000 |
$170,000 |
– 1 percent owner |
$150,000 |
$150,000 |
– 5 percent owner |
no minimum |
no minimum |
Small Employer Health Insurance Credit Average Wage Phase-Out |
$25,000 |
$25,400 |
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2014 Annual Benefit Plan Amounts |
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Social Security/Medicare |
2013 Limit |
2014 Limit |
– OASDI taxable wage base |
$113,700 |
$117,000 |
– OASDI tax rate – employer |
6.20% |
6.20% |
– OASDI tax rate – employee |
6.20% |
6.2%# |
– Medicare tax rate – employer |
1.45% |
1.45% |
– Medicare tax rate – employee |
1.45%> |
1.45%> |
Maximum income without reducing Social Security retirement benefits | ||
– SSRA* or over |
no limit |
no limit |
– year individual attains SSRA* |
$3,340/mo^ |
$3,450/mo^ |
– under SSRA* |
$15,120/yr |
$15,480/yr |
#Subject to legislative change | ||
> Employer must withhold additional 0.9% from compensation in excess of $200,000 | ||
* Social Security Retirement Age (age at which an individual may receive an unreduced monthly benefit) | ||
^ No limit on earnings beginning the month an individual attains SSRA | ||
Health Plan Limits | ||
Maximum Health FSA | ||
– employee deferral |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
– carryover |
N/A |
$500 |
Maximum HSA contribution | ||
– individual |
$3,250 |
$3,300 |
– family |
$6,450 |
$6,550 |
– catch-up |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
Minimum HDHP deductible | ||
– individual |
$1,250 |
$1,250 |
– family |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
Maximum HDHP out-of-pocket | ||
– individual |
$6,250 |
$6,350 |
– family |
$12,500 |
$12,700 |
Maximum out-of-pocket (all non-grandfathered plans) | ||
– individual |
N/A |
$6,350 |
– family |
N/A |
$12,700 |