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- 5 CFR 839.201 · Do these rules apply to me?
- 5 CFR 839.211 · If these rules apply to me because I had a qualifying retirement coverage error, can I choose which retirement plan I want to be in?
- 5 CFR 839.212 · May I make a retirement coverage election if I received a refund of my retirement deductions after I was corrected to FERS?
- 5 CFR 839.213 · May I make a retirement coverage election if I withdrew all or part of my TSP account after I was corrected to FERS?
- 5 CFR 839.214 · Am I disqualified from making an election of retirement coverage under the FERCCA if I withdrew my TSP account after I retired under FERS?
- 5 CFR 839.215 · May I make a retirement coverage election under the FERCCA if I received a payment as settlement of my claim for losses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?
- 5 CFR 839.221 · If my qualifying retirement coverage error was that I was put into FERS by mistake and then, after the error was discovered, I chose my current retirement coverage, can I now make another election?
- 5 CFR 839.231 · Can I make an election if my former spouse is entitled to a portion of my retirement benefits by qualifying court order?
- 5 CFR 839.232 · If a deceased employee's survivors include both a current spouse and a former spouse, or spouses, who are eligible for survivor annuities, must all of them consent to an election of FERS?
- 5 CFR 839.241 · Am I eligible to make an election under the FERCCA if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and none of the conditions mentioned in § 839.212 through § 839.232 apply to me?
- 5 CFR 839.242 · Do these rules apply to me if I had multiple errors?
- 5 CFR 839.301 · What should I do if I am not sure whether I am or was in the wrong retirement plan?
- 5 CFR 839.302 · Will my employer give me a written explanation?
- 5 CFR 839.303 · Is my employer required to find employees with a retirement coverage error?
- 5 CFR 839.304 · What if my employer does not notify me?
- 5 CFR 839.401 · What can I elect if I was put in CSRS or CSRS Offset by mistake?
- 5 CFR 839.411 · What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?
- 5 CFR 839.501 · What can I elect if my employer moved me out of CSRS or CSRS Offset?
- 5 CFR 839.511 · What can I elect under the FERCCA if my employer put me into FERS by mistake and then I was not allowed to remain in FERS when the error was discovered?
- 5 CFR 839.601 · How do I make an election?
- 5 CFR 839.602 · What if I don't make an election?
- 5 CFR 839.603 · Can I later change my election?
- 5 CFR 839.604 · When is my election effective?
- 5 CFR 839.611 · What are the time limits for making an election?
- 5 CFR 839.612 · Can I make a belated election?
- 5 CFR 839.621 · Can I cancel my FERS election if I was in the wrong retirement plan at the time I elected FERS coverage and I have an election opportunity under the FERCCA?
- 5 CFR 839.622 · Can I cancel my FERS election if my qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected and I now have an election opportunity under the FERCCA?
- 5 CFR 839.623 · If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the effective date of the FERS election?
- 5 CFR 839.701 · Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice of retirement coverage?
- 5 CFR 839.702 · How do these rules apply to me if I don't have an election right under the FERCCA, but I did have a qualifying retirement coverage error?
- 5 CFR 839.801 · Do I owe more money if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employee retirement deductions for the new retirement plan are more than what I already paid?
- 5 CFR 839.802 · If I was in CSRS during my qualifying retirement coverage error, paid into the Fund more than I would have paid as a CSRS Offset, Social Security-Only, or FERS employee, and end up retroactively in one of those retirement plans, will I get a refund of the excess I had withheld from my pay?
- 5 CFR 839.803 · If I am like the person in the previous question, but the amount I paid as deductions under CSRS is more than the amount of combined retirement deductions and Social Security taxes due for my new retirement coverage, will I get a refund of the excess?
- 5 CFR 839.804 · If my qualifying retirement coverage error occurred while I was a reemployed annuitant, and I am later corrected retroactively to a different retirement plan, will I have to pay any additional amount for retirement deductions?
- 5 CFR 839.811 · Does my employer owe more money if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employer retirement contributions for my new retirement plan are more than what was already paid?
- 5 CFR 839.812 · Will my employer get a refund if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employer retirement contributions for my new retirement plan are less than what was already paid?
- 5 CFR 839.821 · Who is responsible for correcting my records?
- 5 CFR 839.822 · Which employer is responsible for submitting the employee and employer retirement deductions and contributions and correcting my records if I had different employers?
- 5 CFR 839.901 · When will my employer begin withholding Social Security taxes if I was erroneously in CSRS during my qualifying retirement coverage error and my corrected coverage will now require me to pay Social Security taxes?
- 5 CFR 839.902 · Will my CSRS retirement deductions be used to pay the Social Security taxes for the period of the qualifying retirement coverage error if I was erroneously placed in CSRS and did not pay Social Security taxes?
- 5 CFR 839.903 · What happens to the Social Security taxes I erroneously paid when my employer corrects my retirement coverage to CSRS?
- 5 CFR 839.1001 · Does the FERCCA allow me to increase my TSP account if I was in CSRS during my qualifying retirement coverage error and my correct coverage will be FERS?
- 5 CFR 839.1002 · Will OPM compute the lost earnings if my qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected and I made TSP make-up contributions?
- 5 CFR 839.1003 · How will OPM compute the amount of lost earnings?
- 5 CFR 839.1004 · Are lost earnings payable if I separated or if the employee died?
- 5 CFR 839.1101 · How are my retirement benefits computed if I elect CSRS or CSRS Offset under this part?
- 5 CFR 839.1102 · How are my retirement benefits computed if I elect FERS under this part?
- 5 CFR 839.1103 · If my qualifying retirement coverage error started when I should have been placed under FERS automatically, but my agency put me in CSRS because I had some past service, will I get a CSRS component in my FERS annuity for the service before the error if I elect FERS?
- 5 CFR 839.1111 · If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change the election I originally made at retirement for survivor benefits?
- 5 CFR 839.1112 · If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I retroactively revoke the waiver of military retired pay I made at retirement?
- 5 CFR 839.1113 · If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change my decision about making a deposit or redeposit for civilian or military service?
- 5 CFR 839.1114 · Will OPM actuarially reduce my benefit if I elect to change my retirement coverage under these rules?
- 5 CFR 839.1115 · What is an actuarial reduction?
- 5 CFR 839.1116 · If, because of the change in my retirement coverage, I will owe larger deposits for military and civilian service credit, will I have to pay the additional deposit due or will OPM actuarially reduce my annuity?
- 5 CFR 839.1117 · If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I get a refund of the service credit deposit I made and receive the actuarial reduction instead?
- 5 CFR 839.1118 · Will my annuity be actuarially reduced because I had Government contributions in my TSP account?
- 5 CFR 839.1119 · How is the actuarial reduction for TSP computed?
- 5 CFR 839.1121 · What is the Actuarial Reduction for the Basic Employee Death Benefit (BEDB)?
- 5 CFR 839.1122 · Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?
- 5 CFR 839.1201 · If I took legal action against my employer because of a qualifying retirement coverage error, can OPM reimburse me for expenses related to my legal actions?
- 5 CFR 839.1202 · Can OPM waive repayment of a monetary award I received as resolution of the harm caused me by a qualifying retirement coverage error?
- 5 CFR 839.1203 · Can OPM compensate me for my losses if I did not take any legal action against my employer, but did incur some expenses because of a qualifying retirement coverage error?
- 5 CFR 839.1204 · On what basis will OPM review claims under this subpart?
- 5 CFR 839.1205 · Does the Director of OPM review the claims?
- 5 CFR 839.1206 · How do I submit a claim under this subpart?
- 5 CFR 839.1301 · What if my employer determines my error is not subject to these rules?
- 5 CFR 839.1302 · What types of decisions can I appeal?
- 5 CFR 839.1303 · Are there any types of decisions that I cannot appeal?
- 5 CFR 839.1304 · Is there anything else I can do if I am not satisfied with the way my error was corrected?
- 5 CFR 841.101 · Purpose.
- 5 CFR 841.102 · Regulatory structure for the Federal Employees Retirement System.
- 5 CFR 841.103 · Definitions.
- 5 CFR 841.104 · Special terms defined.
- 5 CFR 841.105 · Administration of FERS.
- 5 CFR 841.106 · Basic records.
- 5 CFR 841.107 · Computation of interest.
- 5 CFR 841.108 · Disclosure of information.
- 5 CFR 841.109 · Computation of time.
- 5 CFR 841.110 · Garnishment of FERS payments.
- 5 CFR 841.111 · Garnishment of payments after disbursement.
- 5 CFR 841.201 · Purpose.
- 5 CFR 841.202 · Applications required.
- 5 CFR 841.203 · Withdrawal of applications.
- 5 CFR 841.204 · Deemed application to protect survivors.
- 5 CFR 841.301 · Purpose.
- 5 CFR 841.302 · Definitions.
- 5 CFR 841.303 · Applications filed with agencies.
- 5 CFR 841.304 · Applications filed with OPM.
- 5 CFR 841.305 · Decisions subject to reconsideration.
- 5 CFR 841.306 · Reconsideration.
- 5 CFR 841.307 · Final decisions without reconsideration.
- 5 CFR 841.308 · Appeals to MSPB.
- 5 CFR 841.309 · Competing claimants.
- 5 CFR 841.401 · Purpose and scope.
- 5 CFR 841.402 · Definitions.
- 5 CFR 841.403 · Categories of employees for computation of normal cost percentages.
- 5 CFR 841.404 · Demographic factors.
- 5 CFR 841.405 · Economic assumptions.
- 5 CFR 841.406 · Determination of normal cost percentages.
- 5 CFR 841.407 · Notice of normal cost percentage determinations.