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ki <br /> A. <br /> (b) deduct Federal and State withholding tax on an employee's <br /> gross salary less the retirement contribution-, <br /> (c) deduct social security tax, if covered, on an employee's <br /> gross salary; <br /> (d) report an employee's gross salary to the Retirement System <br /> and, continue to report and remit the employee's retirement <br /> deduction in the same manner as previously required; <br /> (e) remit social security contributions on covered wages as an <br /> employee's gross salary (subject to. the maximum taxable <br /> covered wages under social security); <br /> (f) at year end, report on an employee's W-2 form for Federal <br /> and State income tax purposes for taxable salary an employee's <br /> gross salary less the retirement contribution deducted from <br /> an employeets gross salary after the date of election; <br /> (g) at year end, report social security wages as the salary on <br /> which social security contributions were deducted and, in <br /> the case of an employee who had not reached the maximum <br /> taxable covered wage, the reported amount on the W-2 form <br /> would be the gross salary paid to an employee. <br /> After this tax sheltering arrangement is effective, the Retirement System will <br /> continue to credit the amount of an employee's contribution to his account in the <br /> Retirement System. Also, the Retirement System would continue to recognize an <br /> employee's full salary for purposes of compensation. Should an employee terminate <br /> and request a ref6nd, the total of contributions both before and after the election <br /> would be refunded. Upon a refund, the System will report to the Internal Revenue <br /> Service an employee's contributions made after the election of the pick up as., taxable <br /> income in the year of the refund. At retirement, an employee will have to pay <br /> Federal income tax on all amounts received over and above the contributions made <br /> prior to the date of election to tax shelter the contributions. <br /> It is important to note that this tax sheltering arrangement is available only <br /> for employees of a participating employer who are members of the North Carolina <br /> Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. the arrangement is not optional <br /> among members of the System in the employ of a participating employer making the <br /> election. <br /> This tax sheltering arrangement is not applicable to any employees who are <br /> members of the Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund. A separate <br /> memorandum on this subject regarding members of this Fund will be provided to local <br /> government employers with employees in the Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and <br /> Retirement Fund. <br /> Questions regarding this new tax sheltering arrangement should be directed to <br /> the Member Services Section of this Division at (919) 733-4191 . <br /> ETB;esh <br /> Attachments: 2 <br /> Please Route to: <br /> Chief Administrative Officer <br /> Chief Financial Officer <br /> Budget Officer <br /> Personnel Officer <br />