There are many events in a federal retiree’s life that might affect their retirement and other benefits. Office of Personnel Management provides guidance for marriage/divorce, death of an employee/annuitant or spouse, reemployment, designation of beneficiaries, and moving to a new address more…

Under current federal retirement policy, your active-duty military service is generally creditable toward your FERS or CSRS civilian retirement if it was terminated under honorable conditions. However, to receive this credit, you must make a deposit covering a small percentage of your military basic pay, plus any applicable interest. The two major benefits of a military buy-back are: 1) your pension will be larger, and 2) you may be eligible to retire earlier than you thought. This quick guide will explain the step-by-process, and provides insight on when this may not be the right decision… more…

With the middle of the calendar year less than one month away, now is a good time for employees and retirees to perform a mid-year tax checkup. Ed Zurndorfer provides a checklist to avoid costly surprises more…