There was a LOT going on this year — and you rewarded our hard work in bringing you the latest news and trends by clicking, sharing, and occasionally commenting on our content. What were the top clicked stories of 2022?
The lives (and experiences) of ASPPA Connect readers are often shaped by limits — on contributions, benefits, and hours in the day. But when it comes to clicks, those dealing with new (or anticipated) limits (particularly when they’re increasing) accounted for four of the top ten most-clicked posts on ASPPA-Net this year
The tenth-most clicked story was:
IRS Announces 2023 Benefit, Contribution Limits
A perennial most-clicked post is the annual cost-of-living adjustments to contribution and benefit limits by the IRS. It was true again this year — and (thankfully) published BEFORE ASPPA Annual (Notice 2022-55, released Oct. 21).
The ninth-most clicked story was — well, a bit of a surprise, particularly considering that while it applies to 2023 limits, it was unveiled in April — and dealt with:
IRS Announces 2023 HSA Limits
The IRS has announced the health savings account (HSA) limits for 2023. The announcement came in IRS Revenue Procedure 2022-24
Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset Updated for 2022
The eighth-most clicked story of 2022 dealt with the Congressional Research Service’s (CRS) updated information concerning the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and the Government Pension Offset (GPO), both benefit formulas that reduce Social Security benefits for workers and their eligible family members if the worker receives (or is entitled to) a pension based on earnings from employment not covered by Social Security. And the threshold for the WEP has been set for 2022.
Another popular topic among ASPPA Connect readers — particularly this year — is legislative updates. The seventh-most clicked story of 2022 was a preview of SECURE 2.0 (before it was the SECURE 2.0 Act).
What’s in the New SECURE Act 2.0?
The “SECURE Act 2.0” legislation that the House Ways & Means Committee will mark up May 5 includes several new provisions, including those championed by the ARA, as well as changes to some of the existing provisions. Here’s a closer look.
As for the sixth-most popular story (based on clicks) dealt with a different kind of limits – the impact of the CARES Act on RMD calculations.
IRS Issues Proposed Rule for RMDs
These proposed regulations would update several existing regulations under Code Sections 401(a)(9), 402(c), 403(b), 457 and 4974 to reflect statutory amendments that have been made since those regulations were last issued. These proposed regulations also clarify certain issues that have been raised in public comments and private letter ruling requests. These proposed regulations also replace the question-and-answer format of the existing regulations under Code Sections 401(a)(9), 402(c), 408, and 4974 with a standard format.
Next issue — more top clicks!
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