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Cost of Living Retirement and Fringe Benefit Amounts for 2022 Published by the IRS

The IRS issued inflation adjusted retirement plan and fringe benefit numbers for 2022 in Notice 2021-61.[1]

Item 2022 2021
Annual Benefit Under a Defined Contribution Plan (IRC §415(b)(1)(A) $245,000 $230,000
Limitation for Defined Contribution Plans (IRC §415(c)(1)(A) 61,000 58,000
Limitation on Exclusion for Elective Deferrals (IRC §402(g)) 20,500 19,500
Annual Compensation Limit (IRC §§401(a)(17), 404(l), 408(k)(3)(C), and 408(k)(6)(D)(ii)) 305,000 290,000
Key Employee in a Top Heavy Plan (IRC §416(i)(1)(A)(i) 200,000 185,000
Highly Compensated Employee (IRC §414(q)(1)(B)) 135,000 130,000
Catch-up Contributions to Employer Plans Other than SIMPLEs (IRC §414(v)(2)(B)(i)) 6,500 6,500
Catch-up Contributions to SIMPLE-IRAs and SIMPLE-401(k)s (IRC §414(v)(2)(B)(ii)) 3,000 3,000
Annual Compensation Limitation for Certain Governmental Plans (IRC §401(a)(17)) 450,000 430,000
Compensation Amount for Participation in a SEP (IRC §408(k)(2)(C)) 650 650
Deferral Limitation for SIMPLE Retirement Accounts (IRC §408(p)(2)(E)) 14,000 13,500
Limitation on Deferrals under IRC §457(e)(15) Governmental Plans and Tax-Exempt Organizations 20,500 19,500
Compensation Amount for an Officer Control Employee for Fringe Benefits (Reg. §1.61-21(f)(5)(i)) 120,000 115,000
Compensation Amount for a Control Employee Based Solely on Compensation Reg. §1.61-21(f)(5)(iii)) 245,000 235,000
IRA Deductible Contribution Amounts (IRC §219(b)(5)(A)) 6,000 6,000

The Notice defines the ranges over which deductible IRA contributions phase out for individuals who are active participants in a qualified retirement plan are provided as:

Item 2022 2021
Married participants filing a joint return or qualifying widow(er) $109,000 to $119,000 $105,000 to $115,000
Other statuses except married filing separate $68,000 to $78,0000 $66,000 to $76,000
Married filing separate $0 to $10,000 $0 to $10,000
Married individual filing a joint who is not an active participant but whose spouse is an active participant $204,000 to $214,000 $198,000 to $208,000

The adjusted gross income range over which the ability of a taxpayer to make a Roth IRA contribution phases out is as follows:

Item 2022 2021
Married participants filing a joint return or qualifying widow(er) $204,000 to $214,000 $198,000 to $208,000
Single and head of household $129,000 to $144,000 $125,000 to $140,000
Married filing separate $0 to $10,000 $0 to $10,000

1 Notice 2021-61, November 4, 2021, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-21-61.pdf