IRA/SEP/SIMPLE Key Priorities

Please note: These provisions may be prioritized differently based on your individual business needs. 

KEY PRIORITIES – APPLICABLE IN 2023

Bill Provision Section

Increase in age for required beginning date

107

Remove required minimum distribution barriers for life annuities

201

Reduction in excise tax for missed RMD

302

Modification of required minimum distribution rules for special needs trusts

337

One-time election for qualified charitable distribution to split-interest entity: increase in qualified charitable distribution limitation

307

Repayment of qualified birth or adoption distributions

311

Individual retirement plan statute of limitations for excise tax on excess contributions and certain accumulations

313

Elimination of additional tax on corrective distributions of excess contributions

333

Tax treatment of IRA involved in a prohibited transaction

322

Penalty exception for distributions to individuals with a terminal illness

326

Special rules for use of retirement funds in connection with qualified federally declared disasters

331

Modification of credit for small employer pension plan startup costs

102

Tax treatment of certain nontrade or business SEP contributions

118

Allow SIMPLE and SEP Roth IRA contributions

601

"Applicable in 2023" includes those provisions with effective dates stated as plan years beginning after date of enactment or after December 31, 2022; taxable years beginning after date of enactment or after December 31, 2022; or on or after the date of enactment; and any retroactive effective dates.

KEY PRIORITIES – APPLICABLE IN 2024

Bill Provision Section

Indexing IRA catch-up limit

108

Emergency savings withdrawals from plans

115

Penalty free withdrawals for individuals in case of domestic abuse

314

Clarification of substantially equal periodic payment rule

323

529-to-Roth IRA rollovers

126

Additional non-elective contributions to SIMPLE plans

116

Increase in deferral and catch-up contribution limit for SIMPLE plans

117

Replacing SIMPLE retirement accounts with safe harbor 401(k) plans during a year

332

"Applicable in 2024" includes those provisions with effective dates stated as plan years beginning after December 31, 2023, or taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

KEY PRIORITIES – APPLICABLE IN 2025 AND LATER

Bill Provision Section

Higher catch-up contribution limit to apply at ages 60 through 63

109

Saver’s match contributions

103

Expansion of Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS)

305

Treasury guidance on rollovers

324

Plan amendments for SECURE 2.0

501

Applicable in 2025 and later" includes those provisions with effective dates stated as "plan years beginning after December 31, 2024, or taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

 

For a more complete list of SECURE 2.0 provisions, please review the Congressional Summary, released by the Senate Finance Committee on December 19, 2022.

 

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