All you need to know to plan for tax efficiency.
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2025 Tax Year
Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposed the following retirement plan contribution limits for the 2025 tax year. The 2024 contribution limits remain at the bottom of this page for your reference.
IRA Contribution Limits
An individual must have received an equivalent amount of earned income during the tax year to contribute to an IRA.
Traditional: $7,000 (unchanged)
Roth $7,000 (unchanged)
Catch-up Contribution (age 50 & older): $1,000 (unchanged)
Maximum Contribution (age 50 & older): $8,000 (unchanged)
(The annual total applies to both traditional and Roth IRAs combined.)
Traditional IRA Contributions Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Limits for Tax Deductibility
When the taxpayer or spouse is covered by or eligible for an employer-sponsored retirement plan. If you and your spouse are not covered by an employer-sponsored plan, there are no income limits.
Single/Head of Household:* $79,000 – $89,000 (up from $77,000 – $87,000)
Married, Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er): $126,000 – $146,000 (up from $123,000 – $143,000)
Married, Filing Jointly (taxpayer not covered by an employer-sponsored plan but spouse is):
$236,000 – $246,000 (up from $230,000 – $240,000)
Married, Filing Separately: $0 – $10,000 (unchanged; not subject to a COLA)
*If you file separately and did not live with your spouse at any time during the year, your IRA deduction is determined under the “Single” filing status.
Roth IRA Contributions MAGI Range Limits
Single Head of Household or Married Filing Separately (and you did not live with your spouse at any time during the year):
$150,000 – $165,000 (up from $146,000 – $161,000)
Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er): $236,000 – $246,000 (up from $230,000 – $240,000)
Married Filing Separately (and you lived with your spouse at any time during the year): $0 – $10,000 (unchanged; not subject to COLA)
No Age-Based Limit on Traditional or Roth IRA Contributions and Conversions
As of January 2020, there are no age-based limits on making contributions to a Traditional IRA.
Contributions to a Roth IRA or SEP IRA are still permitted regardless of age provided that the individual making the contribution (or his or her spouse) received an equivalent amount of earned income during the tax year.
Conversions from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA are permitted regardless of age or the amount of earned income.
Contribution Limits for 401(k), 403(b), the Federal Government’s Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and Most 457 Plans
Standard Limit: $23,500 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution: (age 50-59 or 64 and older): $7,500 (unchanged); Maximum Contribution: $31,000 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution: (age 60-63): $11,250 (new); Maximum Contribution: $34,750 (new)*
*Due to a change in the SECURE 2.0 Act, a higher catch-up contribution limit of $11,250 applies for employees aged 60 to 63 who participate in these plans, effective January 1, 2025.
SIMPLE IRA and SIMPLE 401(k) Contribution Limits
Standard Limit: $16,500 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution (age 50-59 or 64 and older): $3,500 (unchanged); Maximum Contribution: $20,000 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution (age 60-63): $5,250 (new); Maximum Contribution: $21,750 (new)*
*Due to a change made in the SECURE 2.0 Act, a higher catch-up contribution limit of $5,250 applies for employees aged 60 to 63 who participate in SIMPLE plans, effective January 1, 2025.
For details on the 2025 retirement plan contribution and income limits, visit IRS.gov.
Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (Saver’s Credit) Contribution Limit
The Saver’s Credit is a tax credit for low-moderate income workers aged 18 and over.
Married/Filing Jointly: $79,000 (up $2,500)
Single/Head of Household: $59,250 (up $1,875)
Single & Married/Filing Separately: $39,500 (up $1,250)
Federal Pension COLA
COLA amounts are determined by the third quarter each year of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Depending on the system under which a federal employee retires, the exact COLA amount varies.
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): 2.5% (down 0.7%)
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS): 2% (down 0.2%)
For details on the 2025 federal retirement COLAs, visit OPM.gov.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
The Social Security Act ties the annual COLA to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W), as determined by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Effective January 1, 2025, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are set to increase by 2.5% for eligible beneficiaries (down 0.7%).
For additional details on the annual cost-of-living adjustment, visit SSA.gov.
Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Limits
The annual gift tax exclusion limit is per unique giver and recipient. Gift recipients do not owe any taxes on the gift.
$19,000 per individual (up $1,000)
$38,000 per married couple (up $2,000)
For more information about estate and gift taxation, see this FAQ on the IRS website.
Additional Change Made Under Secure 2.0 Act of December 2022
The deductibility limit on Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from retirement accounts is increased to $108,000 (up $3,000). You must be over age 70 ½ to make QCDs.
For details, visit IRS.gov.
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2024 Tax Year
Retirement Plan Contribution Limits
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) imposed the following retirement plan contribution limits for the 2024 tax year. The 2023 contribution limits remain at the bottom of this page for your reference.
IRA Contribution Limits
An individual must have received an equivalent amount of earned income during the tax year to contribute to an IRA.
Traditional: $7,000 (up $500)
Roth $7,000 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution (age 50 & older): $1,000 (unchanged)
Maximum Contribution (age 50 & older): $8,000 (up $500)
(The annual total applies to both traditional and Roth IRAs combined.)
Traditional IRA Contributions Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Limits for Tax Deductibility
When the taxpayer or spouse is covered by or eligible for an employer-sponsored retirement plan. If you and your spouse are not covered by an employer-sponsored plan, there are no income limits.
Single/Head of Household:* $77,000 – $87,000 (up from $73,000 – $83,000)
Married, Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er): $123,000 – $143,000 (up from $116,000 – $136,000)
Married, Filing Jointly (taxpayer not covered by an employer-sponsored plan but spouse is):
$230,000 – $240,000 (up from $218,000 – $228,000)
Married, Filing Separately: $0 – $10,000 (unchanged; not subject to a COLA)
*If you file separately and did not live with your spouse at any time during the year, your IRA deduction is determined under the “Single” filing status.
Roth IRA Contributions MAGI Range Limits
Single Head of Household or Married Filing Separately (and you did not live with your spouse at any time during the year):
$146,000 – $161,000 (up from $138,000 – $153,000)
Married Filing Jointly or Qualifying Widow(er): $230,000 – $240,000 (up from $218,000 – $228,000)
Married Filing Separately (and you lived with your spouse at any time during the year): $0 – $10,000 (unchanged; not subject to COLA)
No Age-Based Limit on Traditional or Roth IRA Contributions and Conversions
As of January 2020, there are no age-based limits on making contributions to a Traditional IRA.
Contributions to a Roth IRA or SEP IRA are still permitted regardless of age provided that the individual making the contribution (or his or her spouse) received an equivalent amount of earned income during the tax year.
Conversions from a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA are permitted regardless of age and the amount of earned income.
Contribution Limits for 401(k), 403(b), the Federal Government’s Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and Most 457 Plans
Standard Limit: $23,000 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution: (age 50 & older): $7,500 (unchanged)
Maximum Contribution (age 50 & older): $30,500 (up $500)
SIMPLE IRA and SIMPLE 401(k) Contribution Limits
Standard Limit: $16,000 (up $500)
Catch-up Contribution (age 50 & older): $3,500 (unchanged)
Maximum Contribution (age 50 & older): $19,500 (up $500)
For details on the 2024 retirement plan contribution and income limits, visit IRS.gov.
Retirement Savings Contributions Credit (Saver’s Credit) Contribution Limit
The Saver’s Credit is a tax credit for low-moderate income workers aged 18 and over.
Married/Filing Jointly: $76,500 (up $3,500)
Single/Head of Household: $57,375 (up $2,625)
Single & Married/Filing Separately: $38,250 (up $1,750)
Federal Pension COLA
COLA amounts are determined by the third quarter each year of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W). Depending on the system under which a federal employee retires, the exact COLA amount varies.
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS): 3.2% increase (down 5.5%)
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS): 2.2% increase (down 5.5%)
For details on the 2024 federal retirement COLAs, visit OPM.gov.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA)
The Social Security Act ties the annual COLA to the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-W), as determined by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Effective January 1, 2024, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits are set to increase by 3.2% for eligible beneficiaries (down 5.5%).
For additional details on the annual cost-of-living adjustment, visit SSA.gov.
Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Limits
The annual gift tax exclusion limit is per unique giver and recipient. Gift recipients do not owe any taxes on the gift.
$18,000 per individual (up $1,000)
$36,000 per married couple (up $2,000)
For more information about gift taxation, see this FAQ on the IRS website.
Additional Change Made Under Secure 2.0 Act of December 2022
The deductibility limit on Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) from retirement accounts is increased to $105,000 (up $5,000). You must be over age 70 ½ to make QCDs.
