Memorandum  #03: 2021 Limits under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010

Date:	01/11/2021
Referenced Sources:	PERAC Website

PERAC Memo #03, 2021

To All Retirement Boards:

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: All Retirement Boards

FROM: John W. Parsons, Esq., Executive Director

RE: 2021 Limits under Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010

DATE: January 8, 2021

Pursuant to Section 23 of Chapter 131 of the Acts of 2010, “regular compensation for any person who becomes a member of a retirement system after January 1, 2011 shall not include salary, wages or other compensation in whatever form in any calendar year in excess of 64 per cent (64%) of the annual limitation that may be imposed under federal law on the amount of compensation that may be taken into account when calculating benefits under plans described in 26 U.S.C. 401(a) including, but not limited to, the applicable limits for any calendar year under 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(17).”

For 2021, the general compensation limit found in U.S.C. 401(a)(17) is $290,000, as outlined in PERAC Memorandum #2/2021.  Thus the 2021 limit on regular compensation under G.L. 32 for persons who became members after January 1, 2011 is $185,600.

Please contact John Boorack if you have any questions.

Commission Members

Philip Y Brown, Esq., Chairman
Auditor Suzanne M. Bump
Kathleen M. Fallon
Kate Fitzpatrick
James M. Machado
Robert B. McCarthy
Jennifer F. Sullivan