Important Numbers for 2025
December 10, 2024 | By David Lowe
Below are key changes for 2025 recently released by the IRS. Please contact your AWM advisor if you have questions or need clarifying information for your particular situation.
- 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment, effective with benefits payable in January 2025
- Maximum earnings subject to Social Security tax: $176,100 (v. $168,600 for 2024). This shows up on your FICA payroll tax.
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The IRS has announced that the maximum contribution for various investment accounts has increased for 2025.
401(k), 403(b), most 457 plans, Thrift Savings Plan
- Employee contribution limit: $23,500 (up from $23,000)
- Catch-up contribution:
- $7,500 for those 50 and older. This means the total maximum employee contribution is $31,000.
- $11,250 for those ages 60-63. Total maximum employee contribution: $34,750
- Total annual contribution limit (employee + employer): $70,000
IRA (traditional and Roth)
- Contribution limit: $7,000 (no change from 2024)
- Catch-up contribution for 50 and older: no change – still $1,000
Health Savings Account (HSA)
- $4,300 single
- $8,550 total for family
Catch-up for 55 and older: no change – still $1,000 |
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The new phase-out income ranges are:
Traditional IRA deductibility
- Single: $79,000-$89,000
- Married filing jointly
- $126,000-$146,000 (if the spouse making the contribution participates in an employer plan)
- $236,000-$246,000 (if the spouse making the contribution does not participate in an employer plan)
Roth IRA eligibility
- Single and head of household: $150,000-$165,000
- Married filing jointly: $236,000-$246,000
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Standard deductions
- Single and married filing separately: Increased to $15,000
- Head of household: Increased to $22,500
- Married filing jointly: Increased to $30,000
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Updated Marginal Tax Rates for 2025
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David Lowe, CFP®
512-467-2000, ext. 111
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[email protected]
David joined Austin Wealth Management in late 2021 as a financial planning associate. He has been interested in personal finance for years and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation. David’s interest in investing began in his teenage years through conversations with…Read More
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