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A web site for retired special agents,
former special agents
and other retirees of
OIG-Investigations, USDA.

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July 4th
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Recent News

Yahoo! News: Top Stories
Updated July 4th, 2009 at 04:59 AM

2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP) 04:59 AM
Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent (AP) 04:54 AM
Obama cites his agenda in holiday address (AP) 04:48 AM
Dodgers' Ramirez hitless in return from suspension (AP) 04:41 AM
Group Sotomayor advised fought job tests (AP) 04:40 AM
Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow (AP) 04:38 AM
SC serial killer conjures memory of 60s murderer (AP) 04:37 AM
Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP) 04:33 AM
SKorea says North fires 7 missiles off east coast (AP) 04:31 AM
Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP) 04:30 AM

2008 Tax Year Income Tax Software

H&R Block's Tax Cut software for the 2008 tax year still does not support the retired law enforcement officers' health insurance premium treatment as pre-tax income (see below). You must manually override the program to claim this, but doing so prohibits you from e-filing your return.

Turbo Tax handles this deduction within the program without any manual adjusting and allows you to efile.

The Pension Protection Act of 2006

Beginning in the 2007 tax year, this act allows retired special agents to treat health insurance premiums as paid from pre-tax income. See the Legislation topic in the News & Forum section for details on how to claim this (click here). Also included is current information on the income tax software you can and cannot use when claiming this benefit. Not all of them will work if you want to efile.

Members

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E-mail List

Loose track of your friends after you retired? The e-mail list is open to all OIG-Investigations retirees and anyone who served as an OIG-USDA special agent anytime during their career.

Retiree News

News for and about retirees. Here are the procedures for obtaining retired special agent credentials under P.L. 108-277.

Photo Gallery, Events, and Old-Timers

Retiree activities and photos. Fishing expeditions, retirement parties, and other activities. Also, old-timers' photos going back to the 70's.

Links

Links to OPM, Thrift Savings Plan, IRS, Social Security, retiree organizations, federal legislation, currency converter, as well as other useful information.
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