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Harry Boscoe (talk|edits) said: | 30 October 2010 |
| This isn't really anything about income taxes so I'm gonna make it a tossup in the Chat. My good friend is a gummint worker - "a federale" he calls himself - and married to a foreigner (I don't know what status the foreigner is). They will be getting a divorce and I need to help them deal with my friend's TSP/FERS - whatever that is!! I think they want to split it somehow, but that's still I think up in the air.
Is there a superdooper website for this info? I've found some really dorky ones which is why I'm here groveling for a cite or a link or a helping hand. | |
Pink Pearl (talk|edits) said: | 30 October 2010 |
| www.opm.gov/retire/pre/fers/index.asp Try this./.don't know how to do the blue thing yet..you should move this to the tax page tho. | |
| 30 October 2010 | |
| Harry, you may already have this, but in answer to one of my questions here a couple of years ago someone gave me www.tsp.gov. | |
| 1 November 2010 | |
| The TSP is essentially a 401(k) for government/military employees. Civilians get employer matching up to (I believe) 5%, while military does not. Contribution limits are the same as a 401(k) (including catch-up contributions).
Like CrowJD said, you can find some basic information on their website which was remodeled a couple of months ago. In particular, you may want to check out this page on their site as it addresses how the TSP account may be divided during a divorce. | |
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