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February 21, 2024
2024-0441

Puerto Rico's Treasury Department announces qualified retirement plan limits for 2024

In Circular Letter 24-01, Puerto Rico's Treasury Department (PRTD) has announced the benefits and contribution limits for qualified retirement plans under Section 1081.01(a) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended (the PR Code), for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. Section 1081.01(h) of the PR Code requires the PRTD to report the applicable limits that are announced by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and will apply to plans qualified under the PR Code.

The dollar limitations for qualified retirement and certain non-qualified plans that became effective January 1, 2024, were released by the IRS in Notice 2023-75. See Tax Alert 2023-1825 for further details.

The following table shows the plan limitations for 2024, some of which slightly increased from those applicable for 2023:

Description

2023 Limit

2024 Limit

Defined benefit plan limit for annual benefits

PR Code Section 1081.01(a)(11)(A)(i)

$265,000

$275,000

Defined contribution plan limit for annual contributions

PR Code Section 1081.01(a)(11)(B)(i)

$66,000

$69,000

Annual limit on compensation

PR Code Section 1081.01(a)(12)

$330,000

$345,000

Highly compensated employee dollar threshold

PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(3)(E)(iii)(III)

$150,000

$155,000

Deferral limit — dual qualified plans & federal government retirement plan1

PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(7)(A)(ii)

$22,500

$23,000

Dollar limitation for catch-up contributions for participants of federal government retirement plans

PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(7)(C)(v)

$7,500

$7,500

Deferral Limit — PR-only qualified plans

PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(7)(A)(i)

$15,000

$15,000

Dollar limitation for catch-up contributions for participants of PR-only and dual qualified retirement plans

PR Code Section 1081.01(d)(7)(C)(i)

$1,500

$1,500

Participant after-tax contribution limit

PR Code Section 1081.01(a)(15)

10% of participant's aggregate compensation for all years of participation in the plan

10% of participant's aggregate compensation for all years of participation in the plan

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Endnote

1 The limit is $20,000 when the employee also contributes to an IRA.

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Contact Information

For additional information concerning this Alert, please contact:

State and Local Taxation Group

Published by NTD’s Tax Technical Knowledge Services group; Jennifer A Brittenham, legal editor