... like ... years) ... state ... You could also have optional deductions such as charity contributions. You won't have union dues deducted....
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tillysaint
Jun 2, 2008 1:57 pm
BTW, in NC you can deduct upto $35,000 of severance pay in your NC state taxes. ... North ... ability to ... severance was ... what the ... local state...
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ol_pops
Jun 2, 2008 5:52 pm
... I was laid off last year with 33 years of service. This is Texas though and I believe that I can't claim unemployment here if I'm getting a pension from...
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James
bodyrockinmo...
Jun 3, 2008 4:53 pm
I'm 55 years old left IBM in 95 I think with 17 years in..took a package to leave back then. you wrote here: - At least 15 years, but less than 30 years: Age...
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finitewisdom
Jun 3, 2008 4:54 pm
Media are paying more attention to pension issues these days. Papers in New York have been reporting names and pensions of retirees from public service,...
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madinpok
Jun 4, 2008 1:06 am
Yes, I believe you should be able to start collecting your pension if you are now 55. You should call the IBM Employee Services Center to be sure....
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James
bodyrockinmo...
Jun 5, 2008 4:03 am
Called them this morning and you were correct, I am eligible to get setup at 55 and will get my package in the mail in about 3 weeks to get setup to start...
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J.
grayhorse89
Jun 6, 2008 2:16 am
Actually , I think you could have started collecting the day you left in 1995 since you were vested. In the old plans you didn't have to be 30 years / 55 etc...
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joe.rocket00
Jun 8, 2008 6:23 pm
I just got laid off at RTP with 33 years of continuous services, within 4 days of my 33rd anniversary. I feel I was one of the lucky ones, though I still have...
66429
Ed Hayden
edmhayden
Jun 8, 2008 7:26 pm
Joe, I could have said what you said except not so comprehensively or eloquently. The grass is certainly so much greener on the other side. Regards, Ed Hayden...
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The Snodgrass Family
b_snod
Jun 8, 2008 7:28 pm
..um you might want to reconsider that one! After I took the last window, I contracted for 2 1/2 years, got laid off and went back as a supplimental for 5...
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harley davidson
hdsportstr
Jun 9, 2008 11:36 pm
Joe Rocket WAS correct! Why would ANYONE consider for even a moment putting more effort into the company that drained you of everything and returned so little?...
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ludiesac
Jun 9, 2008 11:36 pm
RESOURCE ACTION TOOL KIT Along with the Alliance@IBM Job Survival Kit, here are some resources you can use when challenging or questioning a company policy, ...
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finitewisdom
Jun 9, 2008 11:36 pm
http://tinyurl.com/5gmn5d (go here to see Watson Wyatt graphic showing how pension plans have changed over the last 20 years) ... Hybrid pension plans poised...
66434
finitewisdom
Jun 9, 2008 11:37 pm
http://tinyurl.com/6yoqgb It's becoming easier for tech workers to get lost on road to retirement IPO market isn't as dependable as it once was By Robert Elder...
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lockerc18
Jun 10, 2008 10:06 pm
The recent discussions here about contracting to IBM is interesting. I retired from IBM a couple of months ago, but would still like to work. I'm not clear on...
66436
About Hadit
abouthadit
Jun 10, 2008 10:06 pm
I'm a bit light on these cash-balance plans. Maybe it's already been explained but I'll ask anyway and hope one of you knowledgeable folks can answer. I...
66437
The Snodgrass Family
b_snod
Jun 11, 2008 3:35 pm
You find a job in IBM that is open, the hiring manager will use any means to hire you. When I left in 98, You had to be a contractor for 1 year, IBM could not...
66438
madinpok
Jun 11, 2008 3:36 pm
It's not clear how cash balance distributions would be handled under the PBGC. Since a C-B plan is a defined benefit plan, everyone agrees that they are...
66439
J.
grayhorse89
Jun 11, 2008 3:37 pm
When my department was looking for contractors we went to one of the organizations that provides contract employees to IBM. They had candidates that were...
66440
mr_quarkwrench
Jun 11, 2008 3:37 pm
... folks ... wrong?) ... I believe you are thinking of how FHA is funded. For cash balance see: http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fscashbalanceplans.html ...
66441
fhawontcutit
Jun 11, 2008 3:39 pm
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121305922859459465.html ... You still can't take it with you. But some executives have arranged for the next best thing: huge...
66442
lastdino1
Jun 11, 2008 3:40 pm
... there ... retire. ... these ... through ... There are a lot of "body shops" that you can subcontract with. Just ask some of your old management or...
... Interesting post, joe.rocket. Thank you, and all the best to you. ... with. ... of ... said ... believes ... back ... and ... it's ... choice ... slave ......
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tcimini
Jun 11, 2008 6:12 pm
J I know someone who resigned in the mid '80s to raise a family. She had been an account administrator. She worked elsewhere for amy years while her kids...
66446
chz_whiz
Jun 12, 2008 6:55 pm
These are benefits provided through life insurance. The company has current period expense, and can promise huge benefits to the executive (payable to his/her...
66447
chz_whiz
Jun 12, 2008 6:55 pm
... been ... to ... this ... copy." ... Don, You're correct that Defined Benefit plan benefits are protected through ERISA, but as madinpok pointed out, there...
66448
Neal Watkins
ol_pops
Jun 12, 2008 6:55 pm
There used to be a list. I have not seen it for a while but I kept the note. Here's the contact info from it: Eldred W. White Technical Recruiter IBM Talent...
66449
finitewisdom
Jun 15, 2008 7:12 pm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- dyn/content/article/2008/06/12/AR2008061203505.html book review Bankrupt Nation A financial journalist explains why all our...
