PERAC Memo #4 - 2019: 2019 Limits under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010
2019 Limits under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010
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PERAC announces the 2019 regular compensation limit for members who joined a retirement system after January 1, 2011. Under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010, regular compensation for these members is capped at 64% of the federal 401(a)(17) limit. Since the 2019 federal limit is $280,000 (per PERAC Memo #3/2019), the 2019 limit for post-2011 members is $179,200.
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M E M O R A N D U M
TO: All Retirement Boards
FROM: John W. Parsons, Esq., Executive Director
RE: 2019 Limits under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010
DATE: January 7, 2019
Pursuant to Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010, "regular compensation for any person who becomes a member of a retirement system after January 1, 2011 shall not include salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form in any calendar year in excess of 64 per cent (64%) of the annual limitation that may be imposed under federal law on the amount of compensation that may be taken into account when calculating benefits under plans described in 26 U.S.C. 401(a) including, but not limited to, the applicable limits for any calendar year under 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(17)."
For 2019, the general compensation limit found in U.S.C. 401(a)(17) is $280,000, as outlined in PERAC Memorandum #3/2019. Thus the 2019 limit on regular compensation under G.L. 32 for persons who became members after January 1, 2011 is $179,200.
Please contact John Boorack if you have any questions.