Impact of the TPDP on the member’s IMRF or Social Security earnings
The amount of the member’s earnings reported to IMRF or to Social Security Social Security coverage for IMRF members is required, except for a limited number of firefighters and police officers, by an agreement between the State of Illinois and the Commissioner of Social Security under Section 218 of the Social Security Act. IMRF members pay Social Security taxes on wages up to the wage base, and IMRF employers pay an equal amount. IMRF employers remit these taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Applications for benefits and questions about Social Security should be directed to the local Social Security district office or representative or call 1-800-772-1213. is not impacted because the member An employee who works in a position not excluded from IMRF coverage and whose position meets the annual hourly standard for IMRF coverage. For the purposes of an Authorized Agent submitting a petition or casting a ballot in an executive trustee election, an active member also includes an employee receiving an IMRF pension and working in position that does not qualify for IMRF participation or one that provides the employee the option of participating in IMRF, e.g., elected office. agrees to a TPDP IMRF's Tax-deferred Payroll Deduction Program whereby a member purchases past service credit through tax-deferred payroll deduction.. The earnings used to calculate any future IMRF or Social Security benefit will not be affected by the agreement.