Q. I retired at the end of 2011 as a Federal Employees Retirement System employee. To get most of my retirement, I needed to redeposit for several years of military service, and also for a period of prior federal service. Because I did not have the money to pay it at the time, nor did I want to remain working until I could amass that amount, I withdrew my Thrift Savings Plan at age 59½ and paid most of the money to the Office of Personnel Management. The amount it withheld for taxes was in excess of the amount I…
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Q. I am a Federal Employees Retirement System employee and a reservist. I have a uniformed service Thrift Savings Plan account and would like to use some of the money to buy in to my FERS annuity. Does the FERS annuity qualify as a tax-deferred retirement plan, or will I have to pay taxes on the money? A. You’ll have to pay taxes on the money.
Q: Currently I’m a FERS employee at the U.S. Postal Service and I may be going on active duty for an extended period. I currently contribute the maximum to TSP through the civilian side of TSP. On active duty, I could continue my contributions up to the IRS maximum of $16,500, but I don’t know if I should. The Post Office matches 5 percent (providing I put in that much). I would lose that contribution for the year I’m away. I know I have 30 days when I come back from active duty to catch up to the full $16,500…
Q: I am an active-duty soldier participating in the Thrift Savings Plan. I do not get a matching contribution. My money is invested in the S and I Funds, and this week I have lost $4,000. My investment had been exclusively in the G Fund, and my account was slowly growing. When I switched money in February from the G Fund to the I Fund, I began to make more money. I want to switch back to the G Fund for stability but am afraid that since the share prices are lower, the value of my account will drop because…