IRS Annual Limits on Qualified Plans for 2018
On October 19, 2017, the Internal Revenue Service released the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments affecting dollar limits on benefits and contributions for qualified retirement plans. The Notice providing the cost-of-living adjustments is available here. The IRS also announced various other inflation adjustments in a new revenue procedure (including an adjustment to the dollar limitation for flexible spending accounts). The IRS previously announced the adjustments for Health Savings Accounts earlier this year. Last week, the Social Security Administration also announced its cost-of-living adjustments for the upcoming year.
The following chart summarizes the 2018 limits for benefit plans. The 2017 limits are provided for reference.
| 2017 | 2018 | |||
| Elective Deferral Limit 401(k), 403(b), 457(b) | $18,000 | $18,500 | ||
| Catch-up Limit (age 50+) | $6,000 | $6,000 | ||
| Defined Benefit Limit | $215,000 | $220,000 | ||
| Defined Contribution Limit | $54,000 | $55,000 | ||
| Dollar Limit - Highly Compensated Employees | $120,000 | $120,000 | ||
| Officer - Key Employee | $175,000 | $175,000 | ||
| Annual Compensation Limit | $270,000 | $275,000 | ||
| SEP Eligibility Compensation Limit | $600 | $600 | ||
| SIMPLE Deferral Limit | $12,500 | $12,500 | ||
| SIMPLE Catch-up Limit (age 50-+) | $3,000 | $3,000 | ||
| Social Security Taxable Wage Base | $127,200 | $128,700 | ||
| ESOP 5 Year Distribution Extension Account Minimum | $1,080,000 | $1,105,000 | ||
| Additional Amount for 1-Year Extension | $215,000 | $220,000 | ||
| HSA (Self/Family) Maximum Annual Contribution | $3,400/$6,750 | $3,450/$6,900 | ||
| HDHP Minimum Deductible Limits | $1,300/$2,600 | $1,350/$2,700 | ||
| Out-of-pocket Expense Annual Maximum | $6,550/$13,100 | $6,650/$13,300 | ||
| Medical FSA | $2,600 | $2,650 |
For more information on the 2018 cost-of-living adjustments, please contact Mark Wilkins, Abby Clark or the Stinson Leonard Street contact with whom you regularly work.
