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4 Important Changes Affecting Your Retirement This Year
It’s a new year, a perfect time to recalibrate your retirement savings plan to make sure you’re contributing the maximum amount to each of your accounts.
Here’s exactly how much you are legally allowed to contribute to the most common types of retirement accounts in 2019.
1. 401(k)/403(b)
If you’re taking advantage of these popular work-sponsored retirement plans, there’s good news: you can contribute even more to them this year. For 2019, you can now contribute up to $19,000 per year to 401(k) and 403(b) accounts, $500 more than 2018. For those 50 or older making catch-up contributions, the limit remains at $6,000 per year.
2. IRA
For those with an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) instead of a 401(k) or to supplement one, you can contribute up to $6,000 in 2019, up from $5,500. However, catch-up contributions remain at $1,000.
3. SIMPLE plans
If you have an Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees Individual Retirement Account, or a SIMPLE IRA, the contribution limit is now $13,000, up from $12,500 in 2018. Catch-up contributions remain at $3,000 per year.
4. Social Security
For Social Security tax, which directly impacts your benefits after retirement, the total amount of individual income that can be taxed is now $132,900, up from $128,400 in 2018.
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