Mid-Month January Military Payroll Processing Complete U.S. Coast Guard no topic Update

"Payslips" for the 12 January 2018 pay day are available in Direct Access. Report any discrepancies through the P&A Office (Admin) to the SPO. If SPOs cannot address or need assistance, the SPO will submit a trouble ticket. Payslips can be accessed via the Self-Service "View" menu. Refer to this guide for an overview of the new payslip.

Note: Please see this Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) entry if you have any difficulty opening your payslip or other files in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file format from within Direct Access.

The Mid-Month January pay date was Friday, 12 January 2018. Paydays are the 1st (end-month) and the 15th (mid-month) of each month, or the business day preceding the 1st or the 15th if either should fall on a federal holiday, Saturday or Sunday. Members should not set up automated payments or assume funds will be available prior to published paydays. Members should verify with their financial institutions as to the actual time funds are available to their account. See When is Payday? for more information.

Payslips more than one year old to January 2015 can be accessed by following this guide. Payslips/LESs issued prior to January 2015 are not available via Direct Access. It is strongly recommended that you download/print your payslips every payday.

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Good to know:

Blended Retirement System (BRS): Answering the “How Do I Opt-In?” Question -- After months of preparation, the Blended Retirement System (BRS) Opt-In Period has begun.

Known Issue: Direct Access TDY Orders for Class "C" Schools - FY 2018 'C' school orders issued after January 1, 2018 contain inaccurate information, within the order notes, pertaining to designated essential unit messing (EUMs). Members should see their unit Admin Officers or Servicing Personnel Offices (SPO) to have their orders re-printed before filing travel claims in TPAX.

Resources to Help You Understand Your TRICARE Benefit  - Do you have questions about your TRICARE medical and dental benefit? The TRICARE publications webpage can help you find the answers.

2018 Federal Income Tax Withholding Rates - We anticipate receipt of the new withholding tax guidance from Treasury before the close of January 2018 with implementation of the tax changes for February 2018 pay.

 

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PPC Customer Satisfaction Survey:

We continually monitor our processes in an ongoing attempt to Improve service. Anytime you receive service from us, you are invited to fill out our customer service survey at: https://surveys.uscg.mil/Community/se.ashx?s=6F20F77475DF73B4

Note: In order to ensure the safety and security of your information our Customer Satisfaction Survey is only accessible from within the Coast Guard Data Network. If you would like to provide feedback on the service you received, but do not have access to the Coast Guard Data Network (via a Coast Guard Standard Workstation), please contact us by email to PPC-DG-M-Feedback@uscg.mil.

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Did you know our web site a new address?

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This is an update from the U. S. Coast Guard Pay & Personnel Center in Topeka, KS. We use this distribution list to keep our customers informed about USCG Travel policy, the TPAX travel claim system, the Direct Access HR system, and matters pertaining to military pay and benefits.If you are no longer interested in receiving updates from PPC, please follow the link (at the end of this message) in the SUBSCRIBER SERVICES section to unsubscribe. Address any comments, concerns, or questions to richard.a.etheridge@uscg.mil. Also, please contact me by email if you have an announcement you would like to share with our customers

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