Alabama § 45-8A-22.115 Compensation for Purposes of Benefit Calculations

Alabama Statutes

§ 45-8A-22.115 — Compensation for Purposes of Benefit Calculations

Alabama § 45-8A-22.115

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 45Local Laws

Ch. 8ACalhoun County Municipalities

Art. 2Anniston

Part 3Employees

Subpart 3Police and Firefighters Retirement System

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Ala. Code § 45-8A-22.115 (2026).

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(a)Compensation. For purposes of calculating contributions to the plan in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.109 and benefits paid under the plan in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.113, Section 45-8A-22.116, and Section 45-8A-22.119, “compensation” shall include all of the following amounts:

(1)Regular salary, including accumulated vacation pay.

(2)Overtime pay.

(3)Longevity pay.

(4)Comp pay.

(5)Any differential wage payment, as defined in Code Section 3401(h)(2), generally relating to military pay. Bonuses and paid accumulated sick leave, expense allowances, and any other non-regular forms of compensation are excluded.

(b)Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17). Compensation of each participant taken into account in determining benefit accruals in any plan year begi

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(a) Compensation. For purposes of calculating contributions to the plan in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.109 and benefits paid under the plan in accordance with Section 45-8A-22.113, Section 45-8A-22.116, and Section 45-8A-22.119, “compensation” shall include all of the following amounts:
(1) Regular salary, including accumulated vacation pay.
(2) Overtime pay.
(3) Longevity pay.
(4) Comp pay.
(5) Any differential wage payment, as defined in Code Section 3401(h)(2), generally relating to military pay.
Bonuses and paid accumulated sick leave, expense allowances, and any other non-regular forms of compensation are excluded.
(b) Compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17). Compensation of each participant taken into account in determining benefit accruals in any plan year beginning after December 31, 2001, shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000), or such other amount provided in the Internal Revenue Code. Such amount shall be adjusted for increases in the cost of living in accordance with Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(17)(B), except that the dollar increase in effect on January 1 of any calendar year shall be effective for the calendar years beginning with such calendar year. For any short calendar year, the compensation limit shall be an amount equal to the compensation limit for the calendar year in which the calendar year begins multiplied by the ratio obtained by dividing the number of full months in the short calendar year by 12.