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Gardner & White Newsletter
Employee Benefit Plan Services |
We would like to extend warm holiday greetings to you and your staff. We hope you have a safe and joyful holiday. |
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IRS Pension Plan Limitations for 2011
The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living adjustments affecting dollar limitations for pension plans and other retirement-related items for tax year 2011. In general, these limits will either remain unchanged, or the inflation adjustments for 2011 will be small. Highlights include:
- The elective deferral (contribution) limit for employees who participate in section 401(k), 403(b), or 457(b) plans, and the federal government's Thrift Savings Plan remains unchanged at $16,500.
- The catch-up contribution limit under those plans for those aged 50 and over remains unchanged at $5,500.
Source: IRS.gov |
New State-by-State Report on
Health Insurance Premiums
Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased an average of 41 percent across states from 2003 to 2009, more than three times faster than median incomes, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. Yet, insurance is buying less. The report found that deductibles per person rose 77 percent, on average. Higher premiums plus higher out-of-pocket costs are putting working families' budgets under stress across the country.
Source: Commonwealth Fund |
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A Guide to Health-Care Rulings
A Virginia federal judge ruled the Obama administration's health-care law unconstitutional. This is one in some two dozen challenges to the law. Click the following link to see an overview of the key rulings so far - and a look at a big decision to come in Florida.
Guide to Health-Care Rulings
Source: Wall Street Journal |
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