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HRM: Pay and leave year-end reminders

November 15, 2022

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Thrift Savings Plan Reminders

Employees who elect to contribute the maximum funding towards TSP, please review your ELS to determine the TSP contribution amount or percentage that works best for you. As a reminder, the annual elected total TSP contributions limit for 2022 is $27,000, $20,500 for regular contributions and $6,500 in catch-up contributions for employees 50 years and older. For 2023, the contribution limit will increase to $30,000, $22,500 for regular contributions and catch-up contributions will increase to $7,500.

For more information, please visit the TSP website.

Use or Lose Annual Leave and Restoration of Annual Leave

Employees who have use or lose annual leave must have it scheduled and approved in writing (e.g., OPM-71, e-mail) prior to Nov. 19, 2022. For leave restoration information, please visit the HRM Leave Restoration website.

Employees who may not be able to schedule and use all annual leave more than 240 hours by the end of the leave year may want to consider donating the extra leave to the Voluntary Leave Transfer Program. If you are interested in donating leave, please submit donations as early as possible, but no later than Dec. 18, 2022. VLTP leave recipients are posted on the HRM website.

Verify Deductions on Your Earnings and Leave Statement

Review your ELS to validate the accuracy of your state income tax withholdings, Federal Employees Group Life Insurance, Federal Employees Health Benefits and other deductions. If you find an error, contact HRM immediately to request a correction.

Delays in requesting corrections could affect the timely filing of your 2022 income taxes. To access your ELS, please visit the National Finance Center’s Employee Personal Page.

Reminder: Each employee is responsible for reviewing their ELS for accuracy each pay period and promptly reporting any errors to HRM.

Verify Your Address in Employee Personal Page

Review your address in Employee Personal Page. To access, visit the National Finance Center’s Employee Personal Page. You will see this first thing: “Welcome to EPP! Please take a minute to confirm your mailing address. Your current address is 202 Smokey Bear Lane Bear Park, NM 87105 is this information correct? Yes or No. Make changes if needed.”

2022 Final Paycheck

Employees will receive their final paycheck for 2022 on or about Dec. 27, 2022. This paycheck is for the hours worked from Dec. 4-17, 2022 (Pay Period 25).

2022 W-2 for Tax Purposes

W-2s issued for 2022 will show salary earnings for Dec. 19, 2021-Dec. 17, 2022, equaling a total of 26 paychecks. W-2s will be available in mid- to late January 2023.

Employees Who Received a “Demand Notice for Payment” in Calendar Year 2022

Debts incurred from gross income adjustments for calendar year 2022 must be paid in full by Dec. 31, 2022. Since year-end processing for W-2s begins on Dec. 25, 2022, all employees who received a “Demand Notice for Payment” related to gross income adjustments needs to be aware that if payment is not received in full by Dec. 15, 2022, the outstanding balance of the debt will be added to the gross income amount on your W-2 per Internal Revenue Service les. If payment is received after Dec. 15, 2022, but not later than Dec. 31, 2022, it will be processed, and a corrected W-2 will be issued. Please note that debts established for deferred OASDI withholdings are excluded from this process. Any unpaid balance related to a deferred OASDI debt will not be added to the gross income amount on the employee’s W-2 at year-end.

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