Spot Awards

Reference Number NFC-23-1696436890
Published: December 7, 2023
Effective: Pay Period 25, 2023

Summary

Information on processing individual/group National Finance Center (NFC)-disbursed spot awards during the final Pay Periods (PP) of calendar year 2023 is provided below.

Implementation

Spot awards that are processed with Nature of Action Codes 841/849/887/889, Authority Code PAY, and Award Code C100 on the nightly schedule will be handled in the following manner:

• If processed by the Agency during PP 25, 2023, processing and disbursement will occur during the normal processing time frames and will be reported as part of tax year 2023.
• If processed by the Agency during PP 26 or PP 27, 2023, the awards will be held in suspense with the Personnel Input and Edit System (PINE) Document Type 110-Incentive Awards, Edit Message 149, Award with "Pay" Auth Held to Avoid Corrected W-2. These awards will be processed by NFC in PP 01, 2024, and will be reported as part of tax year 2024.

Inquiries

For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at 1-855-NFC-4GOV (1-855-632-4468) or via the customer service portal at ServiceNow Portal for Federated Users and at ServiceNow Portal for Non-Federated Users.