As always, you can speak with a Deferred Compensation Plan Customer Service Representative about the Plan and your account(s) on the phone by calling at (212) 306-7760, 9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, except holidays.
The regular yearly contributions amount for Deferred Compensation will increase from $23,000 to $23,500. The catch-up contribution limit that generally applies for employees aged 50 and over remains at $7,500 for 2025 for a combined maximum contribution limit of $31,000 in 2025.
Elective deferral limit The amount you can defer (including pre-tax and Roth contributions) to all your plans (not including 457(b) plans) is $23,000 in 2024 ($22,500 in 2023; $20,500 in 2022; $19,500 in 2020 and 2021; $19,000 in 2021).
A hardship distribution is a withdrawal from a participant's elective deferral account made because of an immediate and heavy financial need, and limited to the amount necessary to satisfy that financial need.
Ing to the IRS, the following as situations might qualify for a 401(k) hardship withdrawal: Certain medical expenses. Burial or funeral costs. Costs related to purchasing a principal residence. College tuition and education fees for the next 12 months. Expenses required to avoid a foreclosure or eviction.
You can: Call the HELPLINE at 1-800-422-8463 and an Account Executive will help you.
An unforeseeable emergency is defined by federal law as a severe financial hardship experienced by you, your spouse or any of your plan beneficiaries.
Distribution of earnings from the Roth 457 and 401(k) Plan before age 59½ or for a period shorter than five taxable years are subject to all applicable income taxes (Roth 401(k) distribution is also subject to penalties).
Amounts held under the Plan as pre-tax are not taxable until you receive them. Upon distribution, your pre-tax benefits will be subject to Federal, New York State and local income taxes. Qualified Roth distributions are not subject to income tax.