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Thrift Savings Plan Open Season
and PostalEASE
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When and Who
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October 15 through December 31, 2003 - all career employees
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Contribution limits for
calendar year 2004
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IRS Annual Deferral limit for 2004 is $13,000.
FERS Contribution limit is 14% of basic pay for 2004.
CSRS & CSRS Offset limit is 9% of basic pay for 2004.
Reminder: If you are age 50 or older during calendar year 2004, to participate
in the TSP Catch-Up Contribution election you must have either a regular
election on file to contribute the maximum percentage of basic pay, or an
election on file where the maximum IRS elective deferral limit will be reached
during the calendar year.
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TSP Contribution
Elections and
Cancellations
(USPS PIN)
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Use the PostalEASE telephone system or the PostalEASE employee Web site
during TSP open season to begin contributing, to change contribution amount
or percentage, or to cancel TSP contributions.
To use PostalEASE, you will need your Social Security number (SSN) and
USPS personal identification number (PIN); available only from PostalEASE.
Call toll free: 877-4PS-EASE (877-477-3273).
Don't know your USPS PIN? Call PostalEASE; press 1; enter SSN; when
prompted to enter PIN, pause, then press 2. Your USPS PIN will be mailed to
your address of record, usually by the next business day.
Career employees who have trouble using PostalEASE, or who are unable to
use a telephone, may contact local personnel office for help.
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TSP Fund Investment
Elections
(TSP PIN)
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Contact TSP directly, during or outside TSP open season, to change
investment of future TSP contributions or money already in account.
Go to the TSP Web site at www.tsp.gov, or call the TSP ThriftLine at
504-255-8777. Or mail TSP-50, Investment Allocation, to TSP; available from
your local personnel office (election not effective as quickly).
To use the TSP Web site or TSP ThriftLine, you must know your TSP PIN,
available only from TSP.
Don't know your TSP PIN? Request it from www.tsp.gov - choose Account
Access. Or via TSP ThriftLine at 504-255-8777 - press 2, enter SSN, follow
instructions. Or, call the TSP Service Office at 504-255-6000 and speak to a
representative. Your new TSP PIN will be mailed to your address of record.
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PostalEASE and TSP
Information Mailed to
Career Employees
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A TSP leaflet with PostalEASE instructions is mailed to all career employees.
If you do not receive the mailing by mid-November, contact your local
personnel office. In addition, a TSP Summary, cover letter, and PostalEASE
instructions are mailed to all newly hired career employees soon after their
accession PS Form 50 action is processed.
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Closing Date and Time
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PostalEASE closes 5:00 P.M. Central Time on December 31, 2003, for TSP
open season elections.
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< See Thrift Savings Plan Article
Please post on all bulletin boards
through December 31, 2003.
® This office will be
CLOSED
Monday,
October 13, 2003,
Columbus Day.
This office will be
CLOSED
Tuesday,
November 11, 2003,
Veterans Day.
Need Postal
Service information? Call 800-ASK-USPS, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Or
visit our Web site, www.usps.com, for information, stamps, and so much
more.
The GPO distributes the Postal Bulletin for the Postal
Service to all postal facilities except classified stations and
branches, contract postal units, and detached mail units,
which receive copies from their administrative post office.
The Postal Bulletin is also available online at
http://www.usps.com (click on Info, then Postal Periodicals
and Publications).
If your postal facility has access to cc:Mail, you may
send a request for a new subscription order, an address
and/or quantity change, or a subscription query to the
cc:Mail address POSTAL BULLETIN. If you are using
another email product, you can use the Internet emailaddress pbulleti@email.usps.gov.
If you do not have access to email, you may complete
the order form and mail it to:
ATTN POSTAL BULLETIN
US POSTAL SERVICE
475 L'ENFANT PLZ SW RM 5540
WASHINGTON DC 20260-5540
Either way you send it, please include the "PO0"subscription number from your address label.
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