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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We want to remind you about maximum amounts that impact taxes at year end. These include the 2018 maximum amounts for the Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGP), PEBB Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Social Security, and PERS.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Oregon Savings Growth Plan: Please call Kathy Gannon at OSGP if your agency has employees retiring on 12/31/18 and are close to the 2018 deferred compensation maximum contribution limit of $18,500 (plus $6,000 for the catch-up contribution for employees over 50). This will help prevent a possible over-deferral for the 2018 tax year. In addition, before the end of the year, OSGP will run an audit report for employees who contribute to both the Roth 457 IRA and the traditional 457 deferred comp. They will look for employees with combined contributions that may exceed the maximum for the tax year.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PEBB Flexible Spending Accounts: PEBB will run a report for employees who may exceed the maximum annual contribution amount for the Health Care FSA $2,600 or Dependent Care FSA $5,000 or $2,500 if you are married and file taxes separately. Watch for the reports from PEBB and process according to their instructions.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Social Security Taxes: For 2018, $128,400 is the maximum wage that is subject to social security. If you need to reverse a check or stop an ACH and re-write a November payment, determine if the employee has reached the maximum. If so, check to see if you need to recalculate the social security subject wages and taxes.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">PERS: For 2018, $916,667 is the maximum wage that is subject to PERS for Tier 1 members. $275,000 is the maximum wage that is subject to PERS for Tier 2 and OPSRP members. OSPA now cap all PERS subject wages at $275,000. The OSPS account will make p060 adjustments for any Tier 1 members that go over $275,000. Please let OSPS know if you have any Tier 1 members who are retiring in December and will have over $275,000 in PERS subject wages.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you have questions, contact the OSPS Help Desk, <a href="mailto:OSPS.Help@oregon.gov">OSPS.Help@oregon.gov</a> or 503-378-6777, option zero.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#002060">Vangie Barizo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060">Oregon Statewide Payroll Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060">155 Cottage Street NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2F1444">Geri Greeno-Sanders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2F1444">OSPS Senior System Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2F1444">(503) 373-0259 – direct<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#271137"><a href="mailto:geri.l.greeno-sanders@oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">geri.l.greeno-sanders@oregon.gov</span></a>
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