The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) has published its processing schedule for January 2024.
The schedule lists when federal employees and retirees can expect to receive IRS form 1099-R for tax planning purposes. It also notes that RMD notices will be distributed in early January.
January 2025 Processing Schedule
IRS Form 1099-R — In mid-January, the TSP will mail IRS Form 1099-R, Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc., to participants who received a withdrawal and/or a taxed or foreclosed loan between January 1 and December 31, 2024. (Due to required processing time, withdrawals requested after noon eastern time on December 27, 2024, will be considered taxable income for 2025.) A copy of your 2024 Form 1099-R will also be available in your My Account secure participant mailbox by mid-February. If needed, corrected forms will be issued within three weeks of verifying the correction. If you’re expecting a corrected Form 1099-R, you may wish to wait to file your taxes until you receive the form.
Life expectancy recalculation notices — TSP life expectancy installments will be recalculated according to required updates to the assumptions used in determining those amounts. In early January, we will send notices with more information, including the recalculated amounts, to participants receiving those installments. Notices will go out based on participants’ delivery preferences on file (by mail or online through the secure participant mailbox in My Account).
Required minimum distribution (RMD) notices — In early January, we will mail RMD calculation notices to separated participants who will be 73 and older in 2025 and to spousal beneficiaries with RMDs due for the 2025 calendar year. If you haven’t done so already, we encourage you to add direct deposit information in My Account to receive your money quickly and easily.
