5 CFR § 1653.35 - Calculating entitlement.

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title: "5 CFR § 1653.35 - Calculating entitlement."
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section_name: "Calculating entitlement."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD"
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part_name: "COURT ORDERS AND LEGAL PROCESSES AFFECTING THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS"
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# 1653.35 Calculating entitlement.

A tax levy or criminal restitution order can only require the payment of a stated dollar amount from the TSP. The payee's entitlement will be the lesser of:

(a) The dollar amount stated in the tax levy or enforcement letter; or

(b) The vested account balance on the date of disbursement, minus any outstanding loan balance.

[79 FR 53604, Sept. 10, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 52606, Sept. 1, 2015]