2007 ANNUAL BENEFIT PLAN LIMITS

Contributions and Benefits 2007 Limit 2006 Limit
§401(k) and §403(b) maximum elective salary deferral $     15,500 $     15,000
SIMPLE plan maximum salary deferral $     10,500  $     10,000 
§457(e)(15) nonqualified deferred compensation plan maximum salary deferral $     15,500  $     15,000 
Catch-up (age 50 or older) in §401(k), §403(b) and §457 $       5,000  $       5,000 
Catch-up (age 50 or older) for IRAs and SIMPLE Plans $       2,500  $       2,500 
Highly compensated employees (HCE) compensation limit (earned in prior year) $   100,000  $   100,000 
Maximum annual compensation for benefit purposes $   225,000  $   220,000 
Code §415 Maximums    
●  Annual defined benefit plan payout limit at age 62
●  Annual defined contribution plan contribution limit
$    180,000
$      45,000
 
$    175,000
$      44,000
 
Employee Stock Ownership Plans    
●  Annual defined benefit plan payout limit at age 62
●  Annual defined contribution plan contribution limit
$    915,000
$    180,000
 
$    885,000
$    175,000
 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation    
Maximum guaranteed annual benefit (single employer plans)
Maximum guaranteed annual benefit (multiemployer plans)
$     49,500
$429 x yrs. of service
 
$  47,659.08
$429 x yrs. of service
    Multiemployer
● 
Fixed premium (per participant)

$        8.00
 

$          8.00
 
    Single employer
●  Fixed premium (per participant)
●  Variable premium(based on PBGC interest rates)
 
$       1.00
0.9% of UVB

$        30.00
0.9% of UVB
Social Security/Medicare    
Social Security    
●  OASDI taxable wage base
●  OASDI tax rate
●  Maximum monthly benefit at full retirement age
●  ull retirement age
●  Cost of living adjustment
$    97,500
6.2%
$      2,116
65 yrs. 10 mos.
3.3%
$      94,200
6.2%
$        2,053
65 yrs. 8 mos.
4.1%
Maximum income without reducing Social Security retirement benefits    
●  Over SSNRA
●  Year individual attains SSNRA*

●  Years before SSNRA

Annual Amount
Monthly Amount
Annual Amount
Monthly Amount
No limit
$     34,440
$       2,870
$     12,960
$       1,080
No limit
$      33,240
$        2,770
$      12,480
$        1,040
Medicare Part A    
●  HI (Medicare) taxable wage base
●  Medicare tax rate
●  Deductible
No limit
1.45%
$          992
No limit
1.45%
$          952
Medicare Part B    
●  Monthly premium
●  Deductible
$       93.50
$          131
$       88.50
$          124

*  For individuals in the calendar year of their Social Security Normal Retirement Age (SSNRA), $1 in benefits will be withheld for every $3 in earnings above the limit. There is no limit on earnings beginning the month an individual attains SSNRA.

** For individuals under SSNRA, $1 in benefits will be withheld for every $2 in earnings above the limit.

 

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