Your 401k Savings Are Under Attack! [Secure Act 2.0 Catch-Up Contribution Changes Coming]

preview_player
Показать описание
In this video, we’re covering a new government rule that may have a negative impact on your retirement savings. This new law affects not only how much you can save and where you can save…but also if you’re even able to.

The SECURE Act 2.0 passed at the end of 2022 aimed at helping more people save for retirement. Section 603 of Secure Act 2.0 on the Roth catch-up contribution provision for those age 50 and over can really hurt those who are committed to taking advantage of the catch up contributions.

Beginning January 1 2024, highly compensated employees will be required to make catch-up contributions as Roth contributions if their income meets or exceeds $145,000.

This means: NO TAX BREAKS for these catch-up contributions because with a Roth, your contributions are paid after tax. And, NO catch-up contributions at all if your employer’s plan does not allow Roth contributions.

So if your 401k plan doesn’t have a Roth provision and you make over 145k a year, you won’t be able to make catch up contributions at all. Which could be a problem for people because a lot of 401k plans dont have the Roth provision.

Higher earners need to fund pretax catch-up contributions in 2023 while they still can because it provides a much bigger tax break.

So, MAX the Hell out of your Catch-up contributions this year!

For 2023, the catch-up contribution limit for 401(k) plans is $7,500 for individuals above the age of 50, allowing a total contribution of $30,000.

NOTE: The $145,000 definition of high earner will be indexed to inflation so that amount will change for future years.

#401k #roth401k #secureact #secureact2.0 #retirementplanning #retirementsavings
Рекомендации по теме
Комментарии
Автор

Hey guys got a question. 145000 limit. What about married filling jointly?

greglynch
Автор

I'm not totally against this. The whole idea of catchup contributions is to make up for savings you didn't do earlier in life and to accelerate your 401k account. Forcing them into Roth makes the entire $7500 available to them in retirement. Otherwise it is the $7500 minus the taxes so at 15% only $6375 is available to them. For those that don't offer the Roth 401k then they can just do excess over $22, 500 and then back door Roth that excess. That's the only real problem I have with this is having to a backdoor.

lhpeterparker
Автор

There is such a thing as making too much money. I’ll just work less and save more haha.

gse