The Office of Personnel Management’s director provided an update on the delay of the 2019 retroactive pay raise more…
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April 1 Deadline for Some to Take First Required Minimum Distribution
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses the rules for the first required minimum distribution (RMD) from traditional IRAs and/or qualified retirement plans such as the Thrift Savings Plan more…
New Tax Law Has Resulted in the Loss of Some Popular Tax Deductions
Federal benefits and tax expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses how they may affect federal employees as they prepare their 2018 federal tax returns more…
Contribute to an IRA by April 15 to Claim Deduction on 2018 Tax Returns
Anyone with a traditional IRA may be eligible more…
Federal Employee Group Questions White House’s Delay on 2019 Pay Raise
One month since the 1.9 percent pay raise was signed into law, the union urged the White House to implement the increase immediately more…
Adjust Your Tax Withholding Early in 2019, Especially If You Adjusted Last Year
With the new tax law, conducting a “paycheck checkup” with the IRS’ online calculator is important to avoid having too little or too much tax withheld more…
More Individuals May Be Eligible to Claim Expanded Child Tax Credit for 2018
Federal benefits and tax expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses the details of the expanded child tax credit in the new tax law, including who is eligible for it and the amount of the credit more…
Analysis of Your Federal Retirement Decisions
The final step toward federal retirement is filling out retirement paperwork that contains a few very important decisions more…
Pay Freeze and Federal Retirement Benefit Cuts Proposed in 2020 White House Budget
The Trump administration proposed a laundry list of cuts similar to previous years. Any of the proposals would require legislation by Congress to become enacted. more…
Tips on Updating Beneficiaries to Your Federal Benefits
Federal retirement expert, Chris Kowalik, helps federal employees to understand how beneficiaries work, and what happens if no one is assigned to receive the benefit upon the death of an employee or retiree more…