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Some text goes here. Actuarial Assumptions Changes to Take Effect January 2022 During the August meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Board voted to approve the final date for implementing the recent changes in actuarial assumptions.
The changes will go into effect starting January 1, 2023. Earlier this year, the Board postponed the scheduled July 2020 implementation.
Funding a pension benefit requires the use of projections, known as actuarial assumptions. Actuarial assumptions include economic assumptions, such as long-term rates of investment return, inflation, and salary increases, and demographic assumptions such as rates of retirement and life expectancies. The current adopted assumptions changes may affect several categories of benefits calculations including:
Service Purchase Calculations
Partial Lump Sum Calculations
Early Retirement Reduction Factors for Group B Members
Joint and Survivor Annuity Factors
Internal Revenue Code Section 415 Limitations
Retirees Who Return to Work and Suspend Benefits
Our board expects the costs for Supplementary, Non-contributory, and Military service purchases to increase beginning January 1, 2021. Members wishing to make these purchases before the cost increases should contact Member Services. Below are the remaining monthly deadlines in 2020 to make these purchases before January 2022:
September 25, 2022
October 23, 2022
November 25, 2022
December 11, 2022
Whether you are planning for retirement in 2022 or 2023, you can contact our Member Services team for assistance with service purchases and to receive a benefit estimate. Please contact member.services@acmeinstitute.org or download the request form at www.acmeinstitute.org.