Here is your latest FYI: Employee Benefits
Update from Cindy Van Bogaert, Partner and Chair of the Employee
Benefits Practice Group at Boardman Law Firm LLP.
The IRS announced its 2008 cost-of-living adjustments for pension plans in a
press release dated October 18, 2007. These limits also affect some aspects of
non-pension benefit plans. (See: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=174873,00.html.)
The deferral limit under Code Section 402(g) remains unchanged
at $15,500. (Catch up contributions are unchanged at $5,000.)
The compensation limit under Code Section 401(a)(17) increases
from $225,000 in 2007 to $230,000 in 2008.
The annual addition contribution limit under Code Section 415
for individuals in 401(k) plans increases from $45,000 in 2007
to $46,000 in 2008.
The highly compensated employee limit under Code Section 414(q)
is increased from $100,000 in 2007 to $105,000 in 2008.
The limit used in determining key employees under Code Section
416 is increased from $145,000 in 2007 to $150,000 in 2008.
The qualified transportation monthly limits for 2008 are $115
for transit passes and $220 for parking. (See Rev. Proc. 2007-66.)
The Social Security Wage Base (maximum earnings taxable) for 2008
is $102,000. (See
http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/factsheets/colafacts2008.htm.)
This FYI is not legal advice. Individuals should seek advice based
on their particular circumstances from their own counsel. Nothing
in this FYI is intended to be used, and no information can be used,
for the purpose of avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue
Code, or promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party
any transaction or matter addressed in this FYI.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Cindy
Van Bogaert at (608) 281-7543 or cvanbog@boardmanlawfirm.com.
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