Employee Benefits Compliance

2015 Dollar Amounts and COLAs for Benefit Plans and Taxes

The IRS and Social Security Administration each year announce the cost-of-living adjustments affecting tax and employee benefits dollar amounts for the upcoming calendar year. Some of the highlights for 2015 are listed below.

cola20151 cola20152

*Retroactively increased to $250/month, as of January 1, 2014, by Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (TIPA) on December 19, 2014. Also see IRS Notice 2015-2.

 

Link to the SS announcement 10/22/14

http://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/colafacts2015.html

IRS announcement on Retirement plan COLAs & $ limits

http://www.irs.gov/Retirement-Plans/COLA-Increases-for-Dollar-Limitations-on-Benefits-and-Contributions

Increases the Health Savings Account (H.S.A.) maximum annual contribution for 2015

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-14-30.pdf

IRS announcement “In 2015, Various Tax Benefits Increase Due to Inflation Adjustments”

http://www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/In-2015,-Various-Tax-Benefits-Increase-Due-to-Inflation-Adjustments

Rev. Proc. 2014-61, 2014-47 IRB: This revenue procedure sets forth inflation-adjusted items for 2015

http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rp-14-61.pdf