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IRS functions

Excel Functions

Function Name

Category

Description

Catchup

IRS, DC

414(v)(2)(B)(i) Catch-up Contribution

CatchupSIMPLE

IRS, DC

414(v)(2)(B)(ii) SIMPLE Plan Catch-up Contribution

CompLimit

IRS, DC

401(a)(17) & 404(l) Compensation Cap

Controli

IRS

1.61-21(f)(5)(i) Control Employee – Officer

Controliii

IRS

1.61-21(f)(5)(iii) Control Employee – Other

CovComp

IRS

Covered Compensation

DB415Limit

IRS

415(b)(1)(A) DB Maximum Annuity

DC415Limit

IRS, DC

415(c)(1)(A) DC Maximum Annual Addition

DeferralLimit

IRS, DC

402(g)(1) Elective Deferral Limit

DeferralLimit403

IRS, DC

403(b) Elective Deferral Limit

DeferralLimit457

IRS, DC

457(e)(15) Elective Deferral Limit

DeferralLimitSIMPLE

IRS, DC

408(p)(2)(E) SIMPLE Elective Deferral Limit

ESOPLimitA

IRS

409(o)(1)(C) ESOP Payouts, 5-Year Limit

ESOPLimitB

IRS

409(o)(1)(C) ESOP Payouts, Additional 1-Year Limit

HCEAmount

IRS

414(q)(1)(B) HCE Definition

IRACatchup

IRS, DC

219(b)(5)(B) IRA Catch-up Contribution Limit

IRALimit

IRS, DC

219(b)(5)(A) IRA Contribution Limit

IRSCOLA

IRS

IRS cost-of-living adjustment

KeyAmount

IRS

416(i)(1)(A)(i) Key Employee Compensation Dollar Amount

NonSpousePCT

IRS, DC

1.401(a)(9)-6 Non-spouse JS Percentage Limit

NumExpPay

IRS, DC

IRS Publication 575, Expected Number of Payments

SEPMin

IRS

408(k)(2)(C) SEP Minimum Compensation

 

Various options for DeterminationYear parameter

DeterminationYear can be entered as a year, or as a text string – the values that can be returned are shown in the following table:

Parameter Name

Description

DeterminationYear

A 4 digit number, or an optional text value as shown in the table below. If the DeterminationYear is after the LawYear, this is a projected calculation based on the Inflation assumption.

The following options for DeterminationYear are available:

Value

Description

Year

·    A positive number returns the actual amount for the year.

·    A negative number returns the unrounded amount for the year.

"next"

The value for the following year that will occur if the rounding “increment” is triggered.

"needed"

The year-over-year CPI ratio (annual inflation) needed in order to trigger next rounding “increment”.

"code"

The Code section and a descriptor of this function.

"irc"

The Code section of this function.

"descr"

A descriptor of this function.

"increment"

For cost of living adjustments: if the unrounded indexed value is not a multiple of the “increment”, then the value is rounded to the next lower multiple of the “increment”.

"base value"

For cost of living adjustments: the value for the “base year” that is to be indexed.

"base year"

For cost of living adjustments: the year of the “base value”.

"base CPI"

For cost of living adjustments: the sum of the CPIs for applicable three months in the base year. This is the denominator in the indexing CPI ratio.