Q. I retired from the Federal Aviation Administration in January 2013 (after 33½ years) and began receiving my CSRS annuity. I am considering returning to the FAA in an executive level position. How will my annuity payments be impacted, if at all? Will I pay into Social Security or FERS?
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Q. I’ve heard that the amount of government contributions to an employee’s retirement account is irrelevant. Why? How is the annuity calculated? Would I not receive a lump-sum payment (FERS refund) equal to the amount I contributed to the retirement fund?
Q. I am a FERS employee with 30 years of service. If I retired at age 68, will my Social Security benefits be affected by the amount of my annuity and the fact that I bought back my time in the military of three years?
Q. I am FERS retiree with BCBS family insurance. I am 68 years old. At 65 I took only Part A Medicare. My wife will be 65 this year. Should she take Part A Medicare as well because she is covered on my BCBS policy anyway?
Q. I am 52 years old with 27 years of FERS employment. I bought a house in Florida about a year ago I have been unsuccessful in getting a transfer to my agency office in Florida. I am so frustrated I am ready to walk away from my job. Is there any way I can get a decent retirement check now?
Here it is, mid-September. And those of you who have the right amount of age and service are asking, “What’s the best date to retire?” While there is no single best date to retire – sorry about that! – some dates are better than others. Let me explain. Time of Month The time of month that’s best to retire is different for CSRS and FERS. If you are a FERS employee, you have to retire no later than the last day of a month if you want to be on the annuity roll in the following month, If you…
Q. I am under the FERS retirement system. I plan to retire in December of 2015 with an effective date of Dec. 31, 2015. Would this be a good retirement date, or do I need to wait until Jan. 1, 2016?
Q. I accepted early retirement in 2011 when I was 52 years old and had 20 years of service (FERS). When can I get the special retirement supplement?
Q. Can you discuss the Special Retirement Supplement as it applies to a federal retiree between the ages of 56 (MRA) and 62, and dependent children under the age of 16 years and two months during that period? Is it true that the computation may be increased to 1.5 percent of the amount one would receive without dependent children, for example, the standard calculation?
Q. I understand that the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act addresses situations like mine, where I started federal service in 1980, took a break in service from 1983 to 1986 to attend grad school, then returned to federal service in 1986. When I returned, I asked if I could re-establish CSRS. I was told I could not and that I had to go on FERS. Was I eligible for CSRS offset, even though I only had 3 years of CSRS prior to December 1987?