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Planning Around the 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment to Social Security Benefits by Patricia Giarratano, CPA


Posted on November 24, 2025 by Patricia Giarratano

Social Security recipients, including senior citizens, widows and people with disabilities and special needs, will receive a 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to their benefits in 2026. The increase represents an additional $56 per month in payments for benefits that include Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The Social Security […]

IRS Increases Retirement Plan Contribution Limits for 2023 by Jack Winter, CPA/PFS, CFP


Posted on December 08, 2022 by Jack Winter

The IRS recently released its annual cost-of-living adjustments for retirement savers, increasing the annual limits participants can contribute to those plans in 2023. Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans The maximum amount you may contribute via salary deferral to an employer-sponsored 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plan in 2023 is $22,500, up from $20,500 last year. If you […]