Retirement
Required Minimum Distributions and Your IRA
How do required minimum distributions work with your traditional IRA? Here are some key facts for you to know.
IRS
Stay informed with the latest IRS news and updates specifically curated for current and former federal employees. This section covers critical changes to federal tax laws, FEHB and TSP tax implications, and IRS guidance impacting the civil service. Whether you are navigating your high-3 salary tax brackets or looking for the latest on federal pay raises and agency-wide policy shifts, find the expert analysis you need to manage your career and retirement effectively.
Court Cases
Poor Customer Service Leads to Removal
An IRS employee who cursed out a taxpayer in front of several witnesses could not persuade the court that his removal was unwarranted.
Federal Workforce News
The IRS and the Olympics
Team USA is competing in the Rio Olympics and bringing home their medals. But along with their victories comes something else: taxes owed to the IRS. Some in…
Pay & Benefits
Republican Platform Calls for Cutting Federal Workers’ Pay and Benefits
How would a Republican administration potentially impact federal workers? Here is a summary of the 2016 Republican platform insofar as it would affect federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Passes House to Block Performance Awards for Many Senior Execs
An appropriations bill passed by the House contains an amendment that would ban performance bonus payments for many senior executives.
Agency News
Congressman Wants to Give IRS Chief $0 Salary
Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) has introduced an amendment that would remove IRS commissioner John Koskinen from office by taking his salary down to $0.
Federal Workforce News
Cost of Complying with Tax Code Requirements: $409 Billion
Americans will spend 8.9 billion hours to comply with tax filing requirements in 2016 according to a new report.
Agency News
House Issues Censure Resolution for IRS Commissioner
The battle between the House and the IRS continues as House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) has filed a resolution to formally censure IRS…
Agency News
House Committee Wants to Know How the IRS Suddenly Found the Money to Hire 700 Employees
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is curious to know how IRS Commissioner John Koskinen plans to pay for hiring 700 new employees after he told…
Federal Workforce News
House Committee Questions Ability of IRS to Protect Taxpayer Data
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has the IRS in its crosshairs again. This time, the Committee wants more information on the agency's response (or lack thereof)…