Tag: Civilian

Federal Employee Paid Leave Act Update

Message from the Indianapolis Civilian Payroll Office:

As you may be aware, the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA), authorized by NDAA for FY 20 (PL 116-92), is effective October 1, 2020. 

FEPLA allows  for the substitution of 12 weeks of FEPLA paid leave for FMLA unpaid leave in connection with the birth, adoption or foster placement of employee’s child on or after October 1, 2020. 

DFAS is working to program DCPS for this new leave type, but in the interim agencies should do the following:

  • Determine employee eligibility according to the agency’s policy guidance for FEPLA or the regular FMLA process.  Intermittent employees and temporary appointments less than one year are excluded
  • T&A should reflect type hour code ‘LV’ for FEPLA paid parental leave
  • Track employee usage of FEPLA manually to prevent exceeding the 12-week limit.

If you have any questions contact the help desk at 1-800-729-3277 or DSN 580-7500, Monday – Friday 07:30 am to 4:00 pm EST

Household Goods W2C Tax Guidance – AFIMSC

The 2018 tax code changed the way certain civilian PCS entitlements are handled. There appears to be a lag in processing these transactions which necessitates a W2C for the employee. This has generated a lot of questions and consternation for our civilians. I was forwarded this email by a member in the hopes that it may help explain the situation.

I hope to amend this post in the future with helpful links I found while researching this issue. In the meantime, google “DFAS CivPCS entitlements”. They have a ton of great info explaining all the changes.

AFIMSC Email to Customers

You are receiving this message as you have been identified as part of the civilian workforce who completed a PCS move in 2019 and utilized a commercial shipping company to move your household goods. Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, moving expenses and relocation payments were identified as taxable in-kind-benefit. AF has worked with Transcom to identify the transportation costs per individual who PCSd in 2019. This process has been a very manual process and did not allow these costs to be captured and included in the travel W2 released Jan 31. Therefore, a W2C will be re-issued to capture these costs. The Air Force is validating the costs and will push a file to DFAS to ensure that the W2Cs are mailed by the end of month Feb 2020. *The travel W2C will not be available on myPay.

Please ensure you read the attached info sheet as it provides information and answers to questions regarding filing, penalty relief, and RITA. This information has also been sent to your local comptroller squadron as they
will be able to assist you with the RITA. For tax filing related questions, please consult a tax professional as the base Finance Office is not capable of answering tax filing related questions. Additionally, with it being tax season, the local tax assistance offices are open and available to assist.

If you haven’t filed your 2019 taxes, please hold off until you receive the W2C for the House Hold Goods for 2019. This will eliminate the need for you to file an amended tax return and you will have one complete set of tax documents to file your RITA voucher with. If you have already completed and filed your 2019 Taxes and RITA voucher, you will need to complete a 2019 amended tax return as well as an amended RITA voucher.

Travelers seeking the detail associated with the cost of your HHGs, please send your request for the cost break out to the following workflow. This box is monitored and all inquiries are being answered: usaf.pentagon.saf-fm.mbx.afafo-workflow@mail.mil.

If you received this email and do not receive your W2C for 2019 by 15 March 2020, please send a request to usaf.pentagon.saf-fm.mbx.afafo-workflow@mail.mil