EmpowHR: Section 8 - ESS

Entering/Changing/Canceling Thrift Savings Plan Catch-Up Data

To Add/Change/Cancel Thrift Savings Plan Catch-up Data:

1. Select the Employee Self Service menu group.
2. Select the Tasks menu.
3. Select the Payroll Documents component.
4. Select Modify TSP Catch-Up. The TSP Catch-Up/TSP Roth Catch-Up tab is displayed.

   

5. Complete the fields as follows:

   Field	Description/Instruction
   Empl ID	Populated when the employee signs on to ESS Employee Self-Service.
   SSN	Populated when the employee signs on to ESS Employee Self-Service.
   TSP Catch-Up/TSP Roth Catch-Up Election	Description/Instruction
   *Effective Date	Required field. Populated with the beginning date of the current pay period. Change the date, if applicable.
   Pay Period	Populated with the coordinating pay period based upon the effective date entered.
   Date Entered	Populated with the date entered.
   User ID	Populated when the employee signs on to ESS Employee Self-Service.
   Transaction Status	Defaults to In Progress and reflects the status of the transaction. The transaction status will change when the transaction is saved, is in suspense, or resent to NFC National Finance Center.
   Election Information	Instruction
   TSP/TSP Roth	Select the applicable radio button to designate whether the catch-up contribution is TSP or TSP Roth.
   TSP Catchup Transaction Code	Select the applicable code from the drop-down list.
   Contribution Amount	Enter the contribution amount ($XX.XX).

6. Click Save.