§1600.22. Maximum employee contributions.
5 C.F.R. § 1600.22
A participant's employee contributions are subject to the following limitations:
The maximum employee contribution will be limited only by the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
A participant may make traditional contributions and Roth contributions during the same year, but the combined total amount of the participant's tax-deferred employee contributions and Roth contributions cannot exceed the applicable Internal Revenue Code elective deferral limit for the year.
A participant who has both a civilian and a uniformed services account can make employee contributions to both accounts, but the combined total amount of the participant's tax-deferred employee contributions and Roth contributions made to both accounts cannot exceed the Internal Revenue Code elective deferral limit for the year.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[77 FR 26423, May 4, 2012, as amended at 87 FR 31672, May 24, 2022]
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8351, 8432(a), 8432(b), 8432(c), 8432(j), 8432d, 8474(b)(5) and (c)(1), and 8440e.
Source
Source: 66 FR 22089, May 2, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[77 FR 26423, May 4, 2012, as amended at 87 FR 31672, May 24, 2022]