I dunno... In my "deep dig" I never saw a specified dpi, so maybe I am looking at something different, but I was on TSP site and had to upload document about 3 weeks ago. I was about to give up but figured that unreadable might mean quality if scan was not high enough for them. Somehow it worked!
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The saga continues in my plight to submit my TSP-99. If you will recall, this thing began with the TSP site not allowing me to select an additional amount of federal tax withholding and furthermore rejecting the upload of my form despite the fact it met all the requirements. I was told by two TSP representatives that they had been having trouble with the uploads so I put the form in the regular mail. Two days later I decided to call the TSP to find out about the process going forward. It was at that point that I was told the form that I had created online had been canceled and therefore the form in the mail would be rejected. I was told that I must have inadvertently canceled the form. I didn’t, but whatever! I was now advised I needed to create a second form online, have it notarized again, and this time it was suggested that I fax the form due to the ongoing upload issues. I did just that and the next day I called to determine if the fax had been received. I was told that only two of the three relevant pages had been received so the form had been rejected. I would have to fax the form again. This time the TSP representative I spoke to seemed completely surprised to learn that the upload capability had been glitchy of late. This despite the fact two of her predecessors had told me it was a well-known problem. I have now faxed the form again. This makes the third time in a week that I have attempted to submit the TSP-99. I have my fingers crossed but I’m not getting my hopes up! If this latest fax goes wrong I may fly to Birmingham and hand them the form myself! 😂
I guess they want you to keep your money where it is.
Tom
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LOL
Brings back memories...I think one of my forms. was rejected because of the date and an extraneous mark from the pen (be careful of what type of pen you use on the form) not being readable on the notarized form...but back then we didn't have upload option. They don't call you when they reject. it either, they send you a letter. You have to keep calling them daily to make sure it gets processed.
Tom may be right about them intentionally making it difficult to withdraw anything from TSP
Make sure your withholding amount is enough to cover you for a while or plan on using another method to pay taxes so you don't have to go through this again any time soon!
Not looking forward to calling them about the change in life expectancy table. Wish me luck.
Right? By the way, one more for the books. When I spoke to the rep yesterday I mentioned that is was my understanding that once the TSP-99 was finally received I would be getting a text confirming that fact, at least so I had been told by another rep. She told me I had been misinformed because the confirmation would appear on the website message center. This morning… you guessed it… I received a text. There are no messages in the message center. Calling the TSP is like asking two lawyers a question… you will get four opinions!
in any case, it looks like my request has finally been accepted and it is being processed. It only took three attempts, five phone calls, several hours on the website, and two different notarizations. My wife has her 401(k) with a private company and dealing with them is a pleasure. Smooth as can be. Sheesh!
Crazy! Thanks for the follow up.
Tom
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I think the issues are caused by the ridiculous rule that married people must have their spouse sign the form and have it notarized. Few private companies require this despite the existence of beneficiaries. There is a point in the online request where TSP will not allow direct online submission for those who fit these circumstances. The form must be printed, notarized, and then submitted via upload, fax, or mail. That’s where the fun’s begins!
You guys should do a sticky thread with information about dealing with different TSP issues after separation. Whoever said that getting accurate information when you call TSP is a roll of the dice couldn’t have been more correct. Additionally, the website is glitchy as can be. I wish I would have known the following when first attempting to submit the TSP-99 form:
1. Create the form online
2. If it doesn’t allow you to elect your desired withholding status select no withholding and adjust it after the form is processed, or better yet increase the withholding of your OPM annuity to compensate for no withholding by the TSP.
3. Print the form.
4. DO NOT go back into the the page of the website where you create the form because you can easily cancel it inadvertently and the paper version will be rejected by the TSP.
5. Have the form notarized.
6. Forget uploading the form, as of this writing the site will reject it 99% of the time.
7. Fax the form to the TSP. If you don’t own a fax machine you can easily scan the form with your cellphone and download a fax app to get the job done.
8. Definitely follow up with a phone call the next day to make sure your form was accepted.
Thanks for sharing your experiences RC. You may help others from the same problems. TSP site has always been a crap shoot from the beginning.
You are welcome. I will say this for them, once they finally accept the TSP-99 they process it very quickly. From the time they accepted the form (third attempt) to the time payments were scheduled took only four days.
One final (maybe) pet peeve, TSP does not allow you to schedule a date to begin installment payments. It would have been great to schedule them for the first business day of the month to coincide with the OPM annuity. However, TSP schedules your payments based on when they receive and process your form. In short, they decide when you get it and you can only submit the form close to the time you would like the payments to start and hope all goes well.
One other heads up your withdrawal won't show up on the same day every month. TSP takes it out when they want and your bank will deposit it in your account when they want. A little irritating but it will eventually get there. Good luck!
Got it. My first installment payment processed three days before the deposit hit the bank. That’s fine. At least one thing worked out. It seems my deposits will take place during the end of the month so they will combine nicely with my pension, my wife’s pension, and her 401k withdrawals. It’s good to have these things occur during the same week since that is easier to account for. TSP should really allow one to pick the processing date like most private companies do.
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