Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

Key TSP Facts

• You can enroll, change or cancel your TSP contributions at anytime
• Use Employee Express to change how the money comes out of your paycheck
• Use the TSP.gov Account Access tool to change how money is allocated between funds
• New or newly eligible employees are auto-enrolled at a rate of 3%
• Read "When to Start Contributing" - when you start to contribute makes a difference!
• Call the Thriftline at 1-877-968-3778 for help with TSP Account passwords, etc.

Overview

• TSP Homepage
• Website Orientation video
• Current contribution limits
• What are the benefits of participation in TSP?
• Glossary of Terms
• TSP Site Map
• Videos—TSP YouTube Channel

How to Contribute to TSP

• Employee Express
• Agency Matching Contributions
• Catch-up Contributions (age 50 & over)
• Rollovers into TSP - TSP 60 form

Managing Your Account

• Access your Account
• Interfund Transfers
• Contribution Allocation
• Fund Information Sheets
• Understanding your Participant Statement
• Managing Your TSP Account Brochure
• Entering Government Service

Roth Option

• Is Roth Right For Me?
• Comparison Calculator—Is the Roth Option Right for Me
• Roth vs. Traditional TSP Comparison
• Traditional and Roth Contributions
• February 2012 TSP Highlights—Is Roth For You?
• April 2012 TSP Highlights—Your Roth Questions Answered

Calculators

• TSP Calculators
• Annual Limit Calculator
• TSP Loan Calculator
• Paycheck Estimator

Forms and Publications

• Forms and Publications Web page
• Summary of Thrift Savings Plan for Employees Brochure
• Managing Your TSP Account
• Effect of Nonpay Status on TSP Contributions
• TSP-3 Designation of Beneficiary form
• Death Benefit Payments
• Court Orders and Powers of Attorney

Withdrawals

• Withdrawing Your TSP Account Booklet
• TSP Withdrawal brochure
• Important Tax Information About Payments From Your TSP Account
• In-Service Withdrawals Brochure
• Options for Getting your Money Out After You Separate

News Sources

• Subscribe to TSP’s “What’s New” email
• TSP Newsletter Archive

Security

• TSP Security Center

Contact the Thriftline

• 1-877-968-3778
• For help with TSP Account passwords, loans, interfund transfers, contribution allocations, designation of beneficiaries, and withdrawals. Choose menu option #3 to speak to a Customer Service Representative, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET
• https://www.tsp.gov/ParticipantSupport/Content/contact/index.html

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