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Payroll Announcements
This list displays the most recent Payroll Announcements.
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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
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Nov 26
Payroll Reminders for Year End 2024 and New Year 2025
There are several upcoming changes that may impact employee leave and earnings for pay periods (PPs) at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025, and/or may be of interest to them.
FPPS UG Year-End Processing
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Nov 26
2025 Holiday Schedule for Time & Attendance Reporting and Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Pay Dates Reminder
Based on the 2025 Federal holidays, early submission of Time and Attendance Reports for all clients is required for the following pay periods (PPs). The submission must be one business day earlier than the usual time frame. It is important to document the early submissions required for the PPs identified below and mark your calendars accordingly.
FPPS UG T&A Submissions
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Nov 22
Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement: Updates and Processing for Year End 2024
The instructions for the Form W-2 will provide information related to some taxable and non-taxable income and/or fringe benefits for employees.
FPPS UG Year-End Processing
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Nov 15
2024 Calendar Year End Processing - SSA
Please share this information with all appropriate staff. The final pay period (PP) for this year is 2024-26, which ends on December 14, 2024. The Accounting Feeder File for this PP will be available on December 18, 2024.
FPPS UG Year-End Processing
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Nov 15
2024 Calendar Year End Processing – Excluding SSA and Casuals
Please share this information with all appropriate staff. The final pay period (PP) for this year is 2024-26, which ends on December 14, 2024.
FPPS UG Year-End Processing