Q. I am currently employed with 10 years service accrued in the Federal Employee Retirement System. If I were separated/left federal employment for the private sector, would I be allowed to roll over the entire contents of my 401(k) account (acquired via my new employment) into my Thrift Savings Plan? Similarly, if I were to retire from federal employment, would I be allowed to roll over the entire contents of any 401(k) account(s) (acquired as a result of any previous private-sector employment) into my TSP?
A. As long as you maintain your TSP account, whether employed, separated or retired from federal service, you may transfer eligible balances into your TSP account; 401(k) account assets consisting of only pretax money would be eligible from transfer.
