{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.803","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.803","heading":"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?","body":"Yes, either OPM or your employer, as appropriate, will issue the payment in accordance with OPM instructions.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart H—Adjusting Retirement Deductions and Contributions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"2c09449fc568f3331892e019735c23c87f906fac17e3e7959a262d6339bfdb31","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.802","next":"us/5-cfr-839.804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}