Q. What is the MRA + 10 provision?
A. MRA + 10 is shorthand for minimum retirement age with at least 10 years of service. It’s a provision in the FERS law that allows an employee with limited service to retire on an immediate annuity. The downside is that anyone retiring under the MRA + 10 provision will have his annuity reduced by 5 percent for every year (5/12 percent per month) he is under age 62. That age penalty can be reduced or eliminated by postponing the receipt of the annuity to a later date. Note: MRA’s range from 55 to 57, depending on the year in which you were born.
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After the 20 year mark the age to eliminate the 5% penalty is 60 years correct?
Yes. However, that doesn’t fall under the MRA+10 provision. The retirement combinations are:
62 with 5
60 with 20
MRA with 30
MRA with 10, but with a penalty