Payroll Announcements
This list displays the most recent Payroll Announcements.
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May 22
Additional Tax Changes Implemented Pay Period (PP) 2025: Localities in OH
Please share this information with all impacted employees. The following tax changes were implemented in PP 2025-11. As a result, employees may see a change in their tax withholdings.
FPPS UG Tax Changes
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May 15
OPM Online Retirement Application
On May 7, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a memorandum regarding the Online Retirement Application (ORA). OPM has mandated that the ORA become the exclusive method for new retirement applications, effective June 2, 2025, for all federal agencies serviced by the Interior Business Center (IBC)
FPPS UG Miscellaneous
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May 14
Early Submission and Calculate of Time and Attendance (T&A) Files for Pay Period (PP) 2025-14
Independence Day holiday, July 4, 2025, falls at a critical time in the payroll processing cycle for PP 2025-14. As a result of the holiday, all pay groups are required to submit amendments and current T&A files to IBC as outlined in this memo, which may be early for some agencies.
FPPS UG T&A Submissions
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May 2
Updated Versions of the Payroll Users Manual, Casual Payroll Users Manual, Client Interface Guide, Payroll Accounting Guide, and Time and Attendance Guide
On May 2, 2025, the Payroll Users Manual Version 6.9, the Casual Payroll Users Manual Version 4.13, the Client Interface Guide Version 5.21, the Payroll Accounting Guide Version 5.19, and the Time and Attendance Guide Version 4.18 were updated on our website with the May 2025 release information.
FPPS UG Guides/Manuals
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May 2
Upcoming Zoom Virtual Training: Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS) Payroll Training – At No Cost
IBC is offering three FPPS virtual trainings starting this year at no cost: Payroll Leave and Operational Procedures, Payroll Master Update, and Leave Share.
FPPS UG Training
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Apr 24
Upcoming Webinar: Federal Personnel and Payroll System Processing: Common Time and Attendance (T&A) Errors
This webinar provides an overview of the most common T&A error messages.
FPPS UG Training
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Apr 14
Early Submission and Calculate of Time and Attendance (T&A) Files for Pay Period (PP) 2025-13
Juneteenth Day holiday, June 19, 2025, falls at a critical time in the payroll processing cycle for PP 2025-13. 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 below, which may be early for some agencies.
FPPS UG T&A Submissions
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Apr 1
Upcoming Webinar: Federal Personnel and Payroll System Processing: Environmental Hazard Coding for General Schedule and Wage Grade Employees
This webinar provides an overview of how to properly code time and attendance (T&A) records with environmental hazard for both General Schedule and Wage Grade employees.
FPPS UG Training
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Mar 26
Additional Tax Changes Implemented Pay Period (PP) 2025-07: LA and MD
Please share this information with all impacted employees. The following additional tax changes were implemented in PP 2025-07. As a result, employees may see a change in their tax withholdings.
FPPS UG Tax Changes
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Mar 18
March 2025 Headcount Report
On March 17, 2025, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) notified the Interior Business Center to submit, on behalf of our customer agencies, the March 2025 Headcount report. OPM requests the semi-annual Headcount in March and September of each year. This year, the March 2025 Headcount report is due to OPM by March 31, 2025.
FPPS UG Miscellaneous