5 CFR 839.903 - What happens to the Social Security taxes I erroneously paid when my employer corrects my retirement coverage to CSRS?

Regulations last checked for updates: Jun 01, 2024

Title 5 - Administrative Personnel last revised: May 30, 2024

View all text of Subpart I [§ 839.901 - § 839.903]

§ 839.903 - What happens to the Social Security taxes I erroneously paid when my employer corrects my retirement coverage to CSRS?

(a) Except for the last 3 years, the money you erroneously paid into Social Security will remain to your credit in the Social Security fund. The Social Security Administration will include all but those last 3 years in determining your eligibility for, and the amount of, future benefits.

(b) The amount you paid into Social Security for the last 3 years will be used to help pay your CSRS retirement deductions.

authority: Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770

source: 66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 5 CFR 839.903