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Of the firms that publish a yearly table of inflation-adjusted amounts, many of us select and omit elements grounded on one’s audience’s or one’s own interests. For example, my November 1 one-pager includes § 72(t)(2)(K)(ii)(I) / distribution to a domestic abuse victim and 414(v)(7)(E) / catch-up deferral must be Roth, but omits anything about a small-employer credit. In my table, I show not only what changed but also what’s not adjusted, whether because the element has no inflation-adjusting provision or didn’t meet a rounding threshold. Notice 2024-80 states: 1. “The annual compensation limitation under section 45E(f)(2)(C) for employees excluded from the calculation of the additional small employer pension plan startup cost credit for certain employer contributions is $105,000.” 2. “The Roth catch-up wage threshold for 2024, which under section 414(v)(7)(A) is used to determine whether an individual’s catch-up contributions to an applicable employer plan (other than a plan described in section 408(k) or (p)) for 2025 must be designated Roth contributions, remains $145,000.” 3. “The limitation under section 72(t)(2)(K)(ii)(I) for eligible distributions to victims of domestic abuse from applicable eligible retirement plans is increased from $10,000 to $10,300.” BenefitsLink regularly publishes the IRS’s notice the same morning it’s posted on the IRS’s “drop” webpage for prepublication releases. https://benefitslink.com/search/index.cgi?datasource=MYDB&textQuery=2024-80 So, even if you like the convenience, formatting, and style of some firms’ tables, to find what they omit you can check the primary source.