Q. I receive a FERS annuity. If I receive Social Security disability, I understand I lose 60 percent of that pay until I’m 62. Will FERS go back however many months and make me pay back the difference for those months of retroactive pay from Social Security? In other words, if I collect six months of retroactive pay from Social Security do I owe FERS 60 percent of my annuity that I received for those six months?
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Q. I started drawing Social Security at age 69 — about $2,000 in benefits. At age 77/78/79, I have worked and made $60,000 per year. I have paid FICA and Medicare tax. Will my monthly Social Security benefit go up?
Q. I am in CSRS offset, and I am eligible to retire now. I expect to be working past age 66, when I can collect full Social Security benefits. If I collect the benefits and continue to work, how will my retirement calculation change when I retire? Most, but not all, of the Social Security benefits were earned while I was under CSRS offset. Also, how would my retirement be affected if I collect the Social Security before age 66?
Q. I retired from CSRS with 30 years (U.S. Bureau of Mines closure). I started getting my government retirement the day after retirement because of forced retirement. I continued work in the private sector and, at age 66, started getting Social Security in October 2011. I had 26 years paid into Social Security and was hit with the windfall elimination provision. I was never told I could pay extra years into Social Security for some of the years that I was under CSRS until someone at the Social Security office in Pueblo, Colo., told me that. I do not know…
Q. I will turn 65 this month but won’t retire until mid-2014. I have had Blue Cross/Blue Shield standard option (code 104) since the 1980s. I have been (and still am) a federal employee for over 31 years. I have CSRS for retirement. I started federal service in 1981 before FERS and kept CSRS. Thus, I will not receive Social Security for my retirement. Otherwise, I do not have 40 quarters for Social Security so I would not otherwise qualify based on that to receive Medicare Part A for free. However, I pay a $62.99 “Medicare tax” each pay period…
Q. I have a government pension and will be retiring in the next couple of years. I understand that my pension will be subject to federal and state taxes. I also have 20-21 years full time under Social Security (an additional nine years part time under social Security but under the substantial earnings amount). My Social Security will only be approximately $6,000 per year. Would the Social Security be subject to federal and state taxes?
Q. I retired from the FAA in 2003 with 21 years of service, and I receive 50 percent of my base pay. I also am qualified for Social Security. I bought back my military service. I know my Social Security benefits will be lowered as I receive a pension from OPM. I am planning on taking my Social Security benefits when I turn 62. Will I still receive my 50 percent pension from OPM?
Q. If a Bureau of Prisons retiree takes a job other than a federal job, will he lose any amount of his retirement while he works?
Q. I was informed by personnel that to get credit for the 7½ years of active duty, I would be required to buy back my military leave, which I did. I went to a retirement class and they told me that because I was hired in 1981, I got the time without buying it. How can I get a refund of the money I paid in error? It was over $12,500.
Q. I’ve retired on disability and am 33 years old. I receive a measly $400 per month. I haven’t received my retirement plaque, let alone more pay. I receive $1,300 in Social Security. When I was working, I made over $53,000 per year. Where can I find a retirement lawyer for the federal government and why haven’t they sent me my plaque? I’ve been retired since 2011. I’ve been in appeal process with the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs for my on-the-job injury.