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Contribution Limit Increases in 2025
Each year, the Internal Revenue Service sets limits on the amount of wages that can be deferred. These limits are tied to inflation statistics, which are recalculated each fall for the following calendar year. Employees can defer the maximum in both the 457 and the 401(k) plan.
|
457 Plan |
2025 |
2024 |
| Regular Contribution Limit | $23,500 |
$23,000 |
| Age 50 and Over Contribution Limit | $31,000 |
$30,500 |
| Age 60-63 Contribution Limit | $34,750 |
NA |
| DAR (Catch-up) Contribution Limit* | $23,500 |
$23,000 |
|
|
||
| 401(k) Plan | 2025 |
2024 |
| Regular Contribution Limit | $23,500 |
$23,000 |
| Age 50 and Over Contribution Limit | $31,000 |
$30,500 |
| Age 60-63 Contribution Limit | $34,750 |
NA |
* DAR is available to participants who have underutilized 457 deferrals. Annual contribution limit is doubled for each of the three calendar years before reaching “Normal Retirement Age.” Additional “over age 50” and “age 60-63” contribution limits are not included when calculating underutilized deferrals and cannot be used in the same year(s) DAR is used.
Attention Public Safety Workers - A new strategy may help you save taxes
Thanks to the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) and the Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act signed into law in June 2015, effective January 1, 2016, public safety workers age 50 or older who retire or separate from City service are exempt from the 10% early withdrawal tax. This includes distributions from the 401(k) and the 401(a) plans, effective after December 31, 2015 (Defending Public Safety Employees’ Retirement Act of 2015).
Public safety employees include employees who provide:
- Police Protection
- Firefighting Services
- Emergency Medical Services
You can claim the exemption by filing IRS Form 5329, Additional Taxes on Qualified Plans (including IRAs) and Other Tax-Favored Accounts, with your Federal tax return. Consult your tax advisor to determine if you are eligible.
Quick Summary: When does the 10% Penalty Apply
| PLAN |
Under |
Age |
Age |
59 1/2 |
| 457 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| 401(k) |
Yes |
No (1) |
No |
No |
| 401(a) |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Traditional NYCE IRA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
(1) Effective for distributions after 12-31-2015
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