You probably know there’s a limit on the amount of pre-tax and Roth contributions you can make to your company savings plan each year. The 2025 elective deferral limit is $23,500 for 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b) plans and is either $16,500 or $17,600 for SIMPLE plans (depending on the size of your employer). If you’re age 50 or older, you can make additional catch-up contributions beyond these limits, and if you’re age 60, 61, 62 or 63, you may qualify for even higher catch-ups.
By Ian Berger, JDIRA Analyst When the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, a number of new...
Question:Can a person do a rollover from both his traditional AND Roth IRAs in the same twelve months?Best regards,Matthew
Question:If you continue to work past age 73, are you exempt from required minimum distributions (RMDs)? My 73 year-old wife is still working and contributing to her company's 401(k), and she doesn't own more than 5% of the company. Is she required to take out any RMD? Could you please clarify this rule for me? Thank you.
Get ready! Several new 401(k) provisions from the SECURE 2.0 Act kick in on January 1, 2025. One that we’ve already written about is the ability of employees to make extra catch-up contributions in a year they turn age 60, 61, 62 or 63 by the end of the year. (This “super catch-up” also applies to SIMPLE IRA participants.) Here are two others:
If you take a taxable withdrawal from your IRA or 401(k) (or other company plan) before age 59 ½, you normally have to pay a 10% penalty in addition to taxes. But Congress continues to carve out exceptions to this penalty, and there are now 20 available. In Notice 2044-55, the IRS recently gave us guidance on the new SECURE 2.0 penalty exceptions for withdrawals from IRAs and workplace plans to pay emergency expenses and for victims of domestic abuse.
More and more Americans have retirement savings in Roth 401(k)s. With their rising popularity come some complicated tax issues. These funds are often rolled over to Roth IRAs at retirement or when a participant changes job.
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By Ian Berger, JDIRA AnalystFollow Us on X: @theslottreport In a famous “Seinfeld” episode, George Costanza, unemployed, living with his parents...
