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Reduction For Earnings

 

 

 
  1. Home
  2. Special Guaranty in Employee and Spouse Annuities
  3. Items That Affect Your Special Guaranty Increase
  4. Reduction For Earnings
 
 

Topics

  • How The Special Guaranty Affects Your Annuity
  • Who Can Be Included In The Family Group
  • Applying For Your Special Guaranty Increase
  • Items That Affect Your Special Guaranty Increase
    • Reductions Under The SS Act Formula
    • Age Reductions
    • Social Security Benefits Or Other Railroad Retirement Benefits
    • Spouse Public Service Pension
    • Earnings Of Disability Annuitants
    • Definition Of Earnings
    • Annual Earnings Exempt Amount
    • Monthly Earnings Exempt Amount
    • Non-Work Month
    • Reduction For Earnings
    • Garnishment For Alimony Or Child Support
    • Imprisonment Or Confinement Due to A Conviction For A Criminal Offense
  • Reporting Events To The RRB
Reduction For Earnings

 

Your earnings from any employment outside the railroad industry and the earnings of family members can affect payment of your Special Guaranty increase as follows:

 

If: Then the amount of: For months Is deducted from
employees are entitled based on age and are under Full Retirement Age (FRA) for the full calendar year, $1.00 for every $2.00 which they earn over their Annual Earnings Exempt Amount, in the full calendar year, all family member shares in the calculation of the Special Guaranty computation.
employees are entitled based on age and attain FRA during the calendar year, $1.00 for every $3.00 which they earn over their Annual Earnings Exempt Amount, up to the month the employees attain FRA, all family member shares in the calculation of the Special Guaranty computation.
spouses are under FRA for the full calendar year, $1.00 for every $2.00 which spouses earn over their Annual Earnings Exempt Amount, in the full calendar year, their shares in the calculation of the Special Guaranty increase.
spouses attain FRA during the calendar year, $1.00 for every $3.00 which spouses earn over their Annual Earnings Exempt Amount up to the month the spouses attain FRA., their shares in the calculation of the Special Guaranty increase.
your minor or student children work, $1.00 for every $2.00 which they earn over their Annual Earnings Exempt Amount, in the full calendar year, their shares in the calculation of the Special Guaranty increase.

 

 

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Last updated: 04/04/2017