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Key provisions: I.R.C. § 415 · Treas. Reg. § 1.415(b)-1
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  1. T.D. 9319 — Final regulations contain amendments to the regulations under section 415 of the Code regarding limitation on benefits and contributions under qualified plans.…
    IRCTreasury DecisionsApr 30, 2007
    §§1.415(b)-1, 1.415(c)-1, 1.415(c)-2, 1.415(d)-1, 1.415(f)-1, 1.415(g)-1, and 1.415(j)-1 apply to limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. (2) Governmental plans. In the case of a governmental plan as defined in section 414(d), this section and §§1.415(b)-1, 1.415(c)-1, 1.415(c)-2, 1.415(d)-1, 1.415(f)-1, 1…
  2. REG-130241-04 — Proposed regulations under section 415 of the Code contain proposed amendments to regulations regarding limitation on benefits and contributions under qualifie…
    IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 5, 2005
    .415(b)-2, 1.415(c)-1, 1.415(c)-2, 1.415(d)-1, 1.415(f)-1, 1.415(g)-1, and 1.415(j)-1 apply to limitation years beginning on or after January 1, 2007. (2) Option to apply regulations earlier. A plan that was adopted and in effect before January 1, 2007, is permitted to apply the provisions of §§1.415(a)-1, 1.415(b)-1, …
  3. 83 FR 53534 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 23, 2018related by meaning
    …. 2017); 2012 GAO report, at 10, https://www.gao.gov/​products/​GAO-18-111SP. Back to Citation 18.  ERISA also covers benefit plans established or maintained by employee organizations and such plains operated by both employers and employee organizations. Back to Citation 19.   See 83 FR at 28912, 28920. Back to Citatio…
  4. 80 FR 72192 — Final Rules for Grandfathered Plans, Preexisting Condition Exclusions, Lifetime and Annual Limits, Rescissions, Dependent Coverage, Appeals, and Patient Protec…
    IRCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 18, 2015
    …o increase in the fixed-dollar employee contributions towards the cost of coverage. (vi) Changes in annual limits —(A) Addition of an annual limit. A group health plan, or group health insurance coverage, that, on March 23, 2010, did not impose an overall annual or lifetime limit on the dollar value of all benefits cea…
  5. ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
    (a) (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), this part shall take effect on January 1, 1975.
  6. 80 FR 72006 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2015related by meaning
    se in ERISA), which are primarily enforced through imposition of excise taxes against IRA fiduciaries by the Internal Revenue Service. 26 U.S.C. 4975. In other contexts, the Department has provided guidance to help employers determine whether their involvement in voluntary payroll deduction arrangements for sending emp…
  7. Treas. Reg. § 1.415(a)-1(g) — General rules with respect to limitations on benefits and contributions under qualified plans.
    IRCRegulationsMay 4, 2026
    (g) (g) Effective date (g)(1) (1) General rule. Except as otherwise provided, this section and §§ 1.415(b)-1, 1.415(c)-1, 1.415(c)-2, 1.415(d)-1, 1.415(f)-1, 1.415(g)-1, and 1.415(j)-1 apply to limitation years beginning on or after July 1, 2007. (g)(2) (2) Governmental plans. In the case of a governmental plan as defi…
  8. 84 FR 37508 — Definition of “Employer” Under Section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Retirement Plans and Other Multiple-Employer Plans
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 31, 2019related by meaning
    …ion 402(g). IRS Notice 2018-83, 2018-47 I.R.B. 774 (11/19/2018). Back to Citation 138.  IRC section 415(c). IRS Notice 2018-83, 2018-47 I.R.B. 774 (11/19/2018). Back to Citation 139.  IRC section 45E(b). Back to Citation 140.  IRC section 25B. Back to Citation 141.
  9. REG-121508-18 — Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
    IRCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 11, 2022related by meaning
    … of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Pub. L. 93-406 (88 Stat. 829), as amended (ERISA), also provides rules relating to plans maintained by more than one employer. Similar to section 413(c) of the Code, section 210(a) of ERISA states that the minimum participation standards, minimum vesting standard…
  10. ERISACode / StatuteJan 4, 1995related by meaning
    This part shall apply to any employee benefit plan described in section 1003(a) of this title (and not exempted under section 1003(b) of this title) other than— (1) (1) an employee welfare benefit plan; (2) (2) a plan which is unfunded and is maintained by an employer primarily for the purpose of providing deferred com…
  11. 85 FR 40834 — Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees
    ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 7, 2020related by meaning
    …and made available on the internet. Background The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) section 3(21)(A)(ii) provides, in relevant part, that a person is a fiduciary with respect to a Plan to the extent he or she renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with resp…
  12. ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
    (b)(5) (5) such plan is an excess benefit plan (as defined in section 1002(36) of this title) and is unfunded.
  13. Treas. Reg. § 1.415(d)-1(a)(7) — Cost-of-living adjustments.
    IRCRegulationsSep 9, 2016
    …) For the limitation year beginning January 1, 2008, the dollar limit applicable to X under section 415(b)(1)(A) is $185,000, and the compensation limit applicable to X under section 415(b)(1)(B) is $206,680 ($200,000 multiplied by the annual adjustment factor of 1.0334). Accordingly, the adjustment to X's benefit sati…
  14. ERISA § 4241 (29 U.S.C. § 1421) — §§1421 to 1425. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–235, div. O, title I, §108(a)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2786
    PBGCCode / StatuteJan 5, 2015related by meaning
    §§1421 to 1425. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–235, div. O, title I, §108(a)(1), Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat. 2786
  15. ERISACode / StatuteJan 8, 2008related by meaning
    (b) (b) Omitted.
  16. PLR 201532036 — Cash or Deferred Arrangements
    IRCPrivate Letter RulingsAug 7, 2015
    r contributions which exceed the limitations of section 415. Section 415(a)(1 )(A) provides that a defined benefit plan is not a qualified plan if the plan provides for the payment of benefits with respect to a participant which exceed the limitation of section 415(b). Section 415(b)(1) prescribes limitations that are …
  17. ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (a) (a) Requisite bonding of plan officials Every fiduciary of an employee benefit plan and every person who handles funds or other property of such a plan (hereafter in this section referred to as "plan official") shall be bonded as provided in this section; except that—
  18. ERISA § 408(b)(20)(E)(iii)(II) (29 U.S.C. § 1108) — Exemptions from prohibited transactions
    ERISACode / StatuteJan 6, 2025related by meaning
    (b)(20)(E)(iii)(II) (II) to restore to the plan or affected account any profits made through the use of assets of the plan. (b)(21) (21) The provision of a de minimis financial incentive described in section 401(k)(4)(A) or section 403(b)(12)(A) of title 26.
  19. ERISA § 4219(b)(2)(B)(iii) (29 U.S.C. § 1399) — Notice, collection, etc., of withdrawal liability
    PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
    (b)(2)(B)(iii) (iii) the reason for any change in the determination of the employer's liability or schedule of liability payments.
  20. 81 FR 59464 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees
    ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Aug 30, 2016related by meaning
    …., 463 U.S. 85, 96-97 (1983) (footnote omitted). In various decisions, the Court has concluded that ERISA preempts state laws that: (1) mandate employee benefit structures or their administration; (2) provide alternative enforcement mechanisms; or (3) bind employers or plan fiduciaries to particular choices or preclude…