What You Need to Know About Your Federal Employees’ Retirement System for Firefighters (GS-081) – $16.95 + S/H

Information Covered in the book:

• • Three Sources of Retirement Income
    FERS Basic Annuity
    Annuity Supplement/Social Security
    Thrift Savings Plan
  • When You Can Retire
  • Service Computation Dates
    Leave
    Retirement
    Hazardous Duty Retirement
  • Calculation of High-3 Average Salary
  • Specific Firefighter Pay Rules
  • Deposit/Redeposit/Military Deposit Rules for and Consequences of Not Taking Action
  • Lump Sum Annual Leave Payment
  • Treatment of Sick Leave
  • Benefit Formulas
  • COLA Rules
  • Survivor’s Benefits Death-in-Service
    Not Work Related
    Work Related
  • Survivor’s Benefits Elections at Retirement
    Cost
    Benefit
    Considerations
  • Disability Benefits
  • Federal Taxes
  • State Taxes
  • Health Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
    Health Care
    Dependent Care
  • High Deductible Health Plans with Health Savings Accounts
  • Long Term Care Insurance
  • Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance
  • Designation of Beneficiaries
  • Annuity Supplement
    When Payable
    How Computed
    Earnings Test
  • Thrift Savings Plan
    Roth 401(k) vs. Traditional/Tax-Deferred TSP

Contribution Rules
Investment Options
Managing Your Account
Withdrawal Options
Tax Implications
Catch-up Provisions

• Social Security Provisions
  Full Retirement Age
  Quarters of Coverage
  Earnings Test
• Rules of Reemployment in Federal Government