Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses health care flexible spending accounts and how HCFSAs can benefit all federal employees, including those employees not enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program more…
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How to Submit a Healthy Federal Retirement Application Package
Learn how — after making sure all documents, forms and information are complete — a retiring federal employee will be submitting a “healthy” federal retirement package under OPM’s guidelines, thereby avoiding unnecessary delays in processing of their retirement application package more…
Federal Public Safety Employees Can Make Penalty-Free TSP Withdrawals Starting at Age 50
The Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act of 2015 amended the Internal Revenue Code to allow specified federal law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, federal firefighters and air traffic controllers who separate from service during or after the year they become age 50 to make withdrawals from the TSP without incurring a 10 percent early withdrawal penalty. Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses what the new law means to federal employees who are eligible to take advantage of the new law more…
Video: TSP 10% Early Withdrawal Penalty Tax
If you receive a TSP distribution before you reach age 59½, you may be subject to a 10% early withdrawal penalty tax in addition to the regular income tax. more…
FEGLI Life Insurance: For Annuitants and Retiring Employees
The Office of Personnel Management released a new video for federal employees approaching retirement and retired employees covering several important topics on FEGLI more…
Guide to Medicare & Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Plan
The Medicare is government-sponsored program, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 30,… more…
VIDEO: Submitting Healthy Retirement Application Packages
This recorded webcast from OPM focuses on the most common errors — and tips to avoid them — when submitting an retirement application more…
2011 Federal Long-Term Care Insurance (FLTCIP) Open Season Announced by OPM
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced an Open Season for the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) more…
Will New Voluntary FEHB Option Be Helpful to Federal Annuitants Eligible for Medicare?
While the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) stated this option would save money for federal retirees, federal benefits and tax expert, Ed Zurndorfer, provides insight why it will most likely significantly increase the overall health care costs to the average federal annuitant enrolled in Medicare in the form of higher deductibles, co-payments and co-insurance more…
Federal Employees 50 and Older Are Encouraged to Make TSP “Catch-Up” Contributions
“Catch-up” contributions are supplemental tax deductible contributions that CSRS and FERS employees age 50 and older can make to the Thrift Savings Plan. Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, gives insight on how they work and how they can benefit the employee more…