IRS NEWSWIRE
IR-2011-103
October 20, 2011
IRS Announces Pension Plan Limitations for 2012
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for Tax Year 2012. In general, 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. However, other limitations will remain unchanged.
Highlights include:
• 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.
• The catch-up contribution limit for those aged 50 and over remains unchanged
at $5,500.
• 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.
• The AGI phase-out range for taxpayers making contributions to a Roth
IRA is $173,000 to $183,000 for married couples filing jointly, up from $169,000
to $179,000 in 2011. For singles and heads of household, the income phase-out
range is $110,000 to $125,000, up from $107,000 to $122,000. For a married individual
filing a separate return who is covered by a retirement plan at work, the phase-out
range remains $0 to $10,000.
• The AGI limit for the saver’s credit (also known as the retirement
savings contributions credit) for low-and moderate-income workers is $57,500
for married couples filing jointly, up from $56,500 in 2011; $43,125 for heads
of household, up from $42,375; and $28,750 for married individuals filing separately
and for singles, up from $28,250.
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