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Text of IRS Rev. Proc. 2016-55: Health and Welfare Plan Inflation-Adjusted Limits for 2017 (PDF)
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[Official Guidance]
Oct. 26, 2016
30 pages. "For the taxable years beginning in 2017, the dollar limitation under Section 125(i) on voluntary employee salary reductions for contributions to health flexible spending arrangements is $2,600.... For taxable years beginning in 2017, the monthly limitation under Section 132(f)(2)(A) regarding the aggregate fringe benefit exclusion amount for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle and any transit pass is $255.... For taxable years beginning in 2017, the term 'high deductible health plan' as defined in Section 220(c)(2)(A) means, for self-only coverage, a health plan that has an annual deductible that is not less than $2,250 and not more than $3,350, and under which the annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) for covered benefits do not exceed $4,500.... [and] for family coverage, a health plan that has an annual deductible that is not less than $4,500 and not more than $6,750, and under which the annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) for covered benefits do not exceed $ 8,250." [Editor's note: retirement plan limits for 2017 are not included.]

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