This week’s quiz is all about retirement, how states tax benefits, and the upcoming COLA UPCOMING TAXES WEBINAR [ays_quiz id=”29″] Federal Employee Retirement Benefits Quiz

OPM has announced 8.7% COLA for CSRS, meaning 7.7% COLA for FERS annuitants. Edward A. Zurndorfer The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently announced the 2023 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for CSRS and FERS annuitants. The COLA will be effective December ... Read More

Items of pending legislation that Congress could still vote on: Schedule F, Eliminating the WEP, and more. There are several prospective pieces of legislation that, if passed, could have a significant effect on some or all civilian federal employees. While ... Read More

The 8.7% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) will also apply to CSRS and CSRS-offset retirees while FERS retirees will see a COLA of 7.7%. As predicted a few weeks ago, the 2023 COLA has officially been revealed at 8.7% for Social Security ... Read More

Jen goes into more depth on the first 3 items on her list of top 10 ways to ruin a federal retirement. Jennifer Meyer, CFP© Hello readers. Welcome back to my series “Ten easy ways to ruin a Federal Retirement.” ... Read More

Where you live in retirement can impact your retirement income because different states tax the “three legs” of FERS, and CSRS, differently. For FERS retirees, they should have three sources of income to draw from upon retiring from the Federal ... Read More

Social Security news: 2023 COLA looking like 8.7%  + legislation to eliminate the WEP and GPO makes it out of House committee. In the middle of Summer, as inflation was rising, the CPI-W index was indicating the 2023 Cost-of-Living Adjustment ... Read More

Part 1 in a 3-part series on federal employees who occupy “rigorous” positions and are subject to “special provisions.” The first job we’ll focus on: Federal Firefighters. Federal firefighters are employees of the US Government who work primarily with the ... Read More

Federal Government quiz – NASA, Veterans, and the WEP/GPO [ays_quiz id=”22″] Federal Government News Quiz – 9/22

What makes a good strategy for developing a federal employee’s retirement plan?           At Serving Those Who Serve we are dedicated to you, the civilian federal employee. As a result, we have curated a suite of ... Read More