For example, very few people make the maximum allowable contributions, which can be done through additional voluntary contributions into a company scheme or into personal pensions where such a plan exists.

The House Ways and Means Committee today approved legislation that would significantly raise maximum allowable contributions to individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans.

At the same time, allowable contributions to Ms. Messinger increased from $7,700 to $11,550.

It may also make sense to reduce rather than increase the maximum allowable contributions to pension plans.

These concern: the age of retirement, the method of calculating the lump sum, allowable contributions into the plan and the possible size of your pension allowed for tax relief.

That is known as bundling, the practice of several principals of a company each giving the maximum allowable contribution.

State election officials began to look into whether the company had exceeded its maximum allowable contributions to New York lawmakers last year, a state official said.

Further, no part of any allowable contribution from such a contractor would be eligible for 4-to-1 matching public funds from the Campaign Finance Board - a formula that makes a $250 worth $1,250.

Martha Priddy Patterson, national director of employee benefits policy at Deloitte & Touche in Washington, advised making the maximum allowable contributions to 401(k) or 403(b) plans.

Mr. Kess offered the following six-step worksheet for determining the allowable contribution for any type of Keogh plan, for those who do not also have salary income: 1.