Understanding the Special Retirement Provisions Under FERS for Law Enforcement Officers Air Traffic Controllers and Firefighters -Part I Ed Zurndorfer- This is the first of two FEDZONE columns discussing the special retirement provisions that apply to certain groups of employees ... Read More

The 2022 COLA for CSRS Annuitants and Social Security Recipients is looking to be over 5% – the largest COLA since 2009. The Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for federal annuitants and Social Security recipients is based on the Consumer Price Index ... Read More

How part-time service impacts federal benefits, such as TSP, FEGLI, FEHB, and Leave < PART I Ed Zurndorfer- There are employees covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) who at some point during their federal service may have worked ... Read More

School is back in session. Learn about CSRS and FERS retirement benefits from Ed Zurndorfer. FERS Benefits Webinar Despite the threat currently posed by the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, there are some things returning to normalcy still, such ... Read More

Important considerations when converting a Traditional IRA or TSP Account into a Roth IRA < PART I Ed Zurndorfer- With less than six months remaining in the year, federal employees and annuitants still have time to save on federal and ... Read More

How divorce can impact a Federal Employee’s benefits Complimentary Webinars: Register Here Everything is Negotiable That is the largest takeaway a Federal Employee should get when looking at the impact of a divorce on their Federal Benefits. From Survivor Benefits ... Read More

Even After the 2020 Federal Income Tax Filing Deadline, Millions Are Still Waiting for Refunds, by Ed Zurndorfer The 2020 federal income tax filing deadline of May 17, 2021 has just passed. But millions of individuals who filed their 2020 ... Read More

Understanding the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program, FEGLI (Part 2) by Edward A. Zurndorfer <UNDERSTANDING FEGLI Prt. I Complimentary Webinar, featuring Ed Zurndorfer Upon entering federal service as a full time or as a part-time permanent employee, an individual ... Read More

Understanding the Social Security Government Pension Offset and How It Affects CSRS Annuitants by Ed Zurndorfer Ed Zurndorfer- The previous FEDZONE column discussed the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and how the WEP affects some federal government retirees. This ... Read More

Understanding the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision and How It Affects Some Federal Retirees Edward A. Zurndorfer- Social Security retirement benefits have been paid to eligible individuals for about 80 years. The Social Security program, created during the Franklin Roosevelt ... Read More