The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living adjustments
affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other
retirement-related items for Tax Year 2012. Per IRS, "many of the
pension plan limitations will change for 2012 because the increase in
the cost-of-living index met the statutory thresholds that trigger their
adjustment." The major changes outlined by the IRS include the
following:
1. The elective deferral (contribution) limit for employees who
participate in 401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, and the federal
government’s Thrift Savings Plan is increased from $16,500 to $17,000.
2. Unfortunately, the catch-up contribution limit for those aged 50 and over remains unchanged at $5,500.
3. The deduction for taxpayers making contributions to a traditional IRA
is phased out for singles and heads of household who are covered by a
workplace retirement plan and have modified adjusted gross incomes (AGI)
between $58,000 and $68,000, up from $56,000 and $66,000 in 2011. For
married couples filing jointly, in which the spouse who makes the IRA
contribution is covered by a workplace retirement plan, the income
phase-out range is $92,000 to $112,000, up from $90,000 to $110,000.
For an IRA contributor who is not covered by a workplace retirement plan
and is married to someone who is covered, the deduction is phased out
if the couple’s income is between $173,000 and $183,000, up from
$169,000 and $179,000.
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