Why Your Federal Annuity Check Went Down (Continued)
Why did the amount of money in your paycheck go down? The controversy and the uproar continues.
Why did the amount of money in your paycheck go down? The controversy and the uproar continues.
When a colleague sends out documents with frequent typos, many of us cannot help but view that colleague as careless or even incompetent. But that doesn’t need to happen to any of us. Try these proofreading techniques.
A properly implemented insurance plan can save you money, provide flexibility and give you control of that survivorship benefit.
The current leadership of MSPB appears not so committed to their oath of office as to advancing a particular political agenda, a union bias or a specific value system. I think a person writing me as well as many other Federal employees have misunderstood the very nature of ethics.
When a Federal employee finds his medical condition prevents one from performing one or more of the essential elements of the job, he is considered “disabled” under the Law, and therefore eligible for Federal Disability Retirement benefits. Such an individual will often not be accommodated by the Agency, if only because “accommodation”is a difficult requirement to fulfill.
A Federal employee with prior military service has the option of making a deposit into the retirement fund, in order to receive credit for this service in his annuity. Is it worthwhile for the employee to make the deposit?
The author asks if the TSA broke management’s obligation to remain neutral while a union vote is pending.
During your working years, there may have been a nagging little voice inside your head worrying about what would happen to your family if you died before you’re able to send your children to college or marry them off. As you get closer to your retirement and the kids seem well on their way to being self sufficient, the worry changes from a concern for your early demise to the other end of the spectrum–living too long.
Many retirees are noticing an increase in the amount of federal tax being withheld from their monthly annuity payments. And, of course, this means that the amount of money you have to spend in your daily life is diminished as a result. Here is the information that OPM has just sent out with it’s explanation of what has occurred and why.
With tax time approaching, it is a good time for federal retirees to review the taxability of their various sources of retirement income.