Taxes and Your Federal Employee Retirement Income
Exactly how is your retirement income taxed for federal income tax purposes? The author breaks it down piece by piece.
Author: John Grobe
New Year’s Resolutions for Federal Employees
When making New Year’s resolutions for your career, the author suggests breaking them down into easily achievable steps and celebrating your small successes. He offers suggestions you can use to improve your job situation in 2013.
The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ and Your Paycheck
What impact will the recent “fiscal cliff” legislation have on you as a federal employee? Will you be better off hanging around or retiring?
FEHB and That 5-Year Requirement
The author notes that some readers who contacted him for clarification on the requirement to have insurance for five years before retirement have apparently been given incorrect information as to whether the time requirement also applies to a spouse. Here is a quick explanation of the time requirement.
Changes Coming to FSAs
A major new change is coming to Flexible Spending Accounts in 2013.
Misconceptions About Sick Leave Credit
The author explains some common misconceptions about how sick leave is credited for retirement purposes.
Two Significant Changes to FERS
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 makes two significant changes to FERS.
Your 2013 COLA: 1.7%
Social Security has announced benefit changes for 2013. The cost-of-living adjustment that Social Security recipients will receive starting in January will be 1.7%.
The Five Year Requirement Under FEHB
The author examines the “five-year requirement” under the Federal Employees Health Benefit and how it applies to your Federal Employees Group Life Insurance.
OPM Planning to Segregate ‘Healthy’ Retirement Packages to Address Backlog
OPM plans to segregate “healthy” retirement cases from those that need more information to speed up retirement processing.
