Payroll Announcements
This list displays the most recent Payroll Announcements.
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Jan 29
Tax Changes Implemented Pay Period (PP) 2025-03: Federal, PR, AR, CA, HI, IN, IA, KY, ME, MA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NM, RI, SC, WV, and Localities in IN and KY
Please share this information with all impacted employees. The following tax changes were implemented in PP 2025-03. As a result, employees may see a change in their tax withholdings. As a reminder, tax changes are not retroactive to employees’ withholding.
FPPS UG Tax Changes
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Jan 24
Upcoming Webinar: Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS) Processing: Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime Pay (AUO), Availability Pay (EAP), and Standby Duty Pay
This webinar provides a non-agency specific overview of premium pays AUO, EAP, and standby duty pay. Topics covered during the webinar include definitions, regulations, how FPPS calculates by premium class, and applicable pay limitations.
FPPS UG Training
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Jan 15
Updated Versions of the Payroll Users Manual, Client Interface Guide, Payroll Accounting Guide, and Time and Attendance Guide
On December 17, 2024, the Payroll Users Manual Version 6.8, the Client Interface Guide Version 5.20, the Payroll Accounting Guide Version 5.19, and the Time and Attendance Guide Version 4.18 were updated on our website with the December 2024 release information.
FPPS UG Guides/Manuals
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Jan 10
2024 W-2s Now Available for View and Print in Employee Express
The 2024 W-2s are now available for viewing and printing in Employee Express.
FPPS UG Miscellaneous
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Dec 27
Upcoming Webinar: Federal Personnel and Payroll System Processing (FPPS): Leave Share Procedures and Conversions
This webinar provides a non-agency specific overview of leave share. Topics covered during the webinar include rules and regulations, conversions, special accounts, advanced leave, and FPPS pay codes pertaining to Time and Attendance.
FPPS UG Training
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Dec 17
Customer Call - Payroll Processing for Pay Period (PP) 2025-01 for Potential Government Shutdown
The Interior Business Center (IBC) Human Resources Directorate (HRD) will host an urgent call for customer agencies facing a full or partial shutdown.
H2RE UGR, Datamart UG, FPPS UG, Quicktime UG, TMS UG, WTTS UG Furlough
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Dec 13
Annual Leave Restoration Guidance and Instructions for Leave Year 2024
We encourage agencies to refer to the Office of Personnel Management Fact Sheet: Restoration of Annual Leave for information on the regular process for restoration of annual leave. To ease manual processing, the Payroll Operations Division (POD) will again utilize an automated method to restore leave for leave year 2024 as outlined.
FPPS UG Miscellaneous
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Dec 10
2025 Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) Contribution Changes - Higher Catch-Up Limit to Apply at Ages 60-63
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2022 (also known as SECURE 2.0 Act) into law to help employees save more for retirement. Effective January 1, 2025, tax year 2025, the higher catch-up limit applies to employees at ages 60, 61, 62, and 63.
FPPS UG Miscellaneous
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Dec 2
Upcoming Webinar: Federal Personnel and Payroll System Processing: Duty Station Change and Taxes
This webinar provides information on duty station changes and associated impacts to tax withholdings. Topics covered: how duty station changes impact state, local, and voluntary taxes, reciprocal agreements, and when manual processing is needed based on an employee's tax liability to any associated state(s) and local tax entities.
FPPS UG Training
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Nov 27
Early Submission and Calculate of Time and Attendance (T&A) Files for Pay Period (PP) 2025-01
New Years Day holiday, January 1, 2025, falls at a critical time in the payroll processing cycle for PP 2025-01. As a result of the holiday, all pay groups are required to submit amendments and current T&A files to the Interior Business Center (IBC) as outlined, which may be early for some agencies
FPPS UG T&A Submissions