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Our Employer Conference Starts Today!

Our 2021 Employer Conference is here! To ensure the safety of all our attendees and staff, this year’s conference sessions will once again be held entirely online.

Conference sessions will begin today and will continue on select dates throughout September. On each date, there are two time-slots available. Some sessions have already filled up, so make sure you register before it’s too late!

HIPB and Direct Deposit

Are you receiving your Health Insurance Premium Benefit or Excess Benefits payments via direct deposit to your account? Setting up direct deposit allows you to receive payments five to ten days faster each month and is much more secure than mailing paper checks, allowing payments to be traceable within the ASRS system.

Please complete the Employer/Vendor ACH Direct Deposit form located in your secure employer myASRS account under the “Forms and Packets” link, and return it via secure message as soon as possible.

Questions? Submit a secure message through your ASRS Employer Account or email EmployerRelations@AzASRS.gov.

High-Earning Employees & the ASRS: 415 Limits, Excess Benefits

Did you know there are contribution and pension benefit limits for employees making over a certain amount? Referred to as “415 Limits” based on the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 415, this can be a set of not-well-known, not-often-used rules for employers and their high-earning employees. But for those they apply to, 415 limits have a big impact. Below is an explanation of what 415 limits are, how excess benefit is administered.

In short, the IRC limits both the amount the ASRS receives in contributions each fiscal year from a member, as well as the amount that the ASRS may pay as a pension benefit to those members upon retirement. These limits apply to any members who joined the ASRS on or after January 1, 1990.

Continue reading about 415 limits >>

Hiring ASRS Retirees

There's a lot of important information to know when hiring someone currently receiving an ASRS pension.

Make sure you know all the rules! >>

Education for New & Retiring Employees

Whether it's making sure new employees are properly enrolled with their secure myASRS account, or making sure your retiring employees know about our educational webinars, ensure you know the "how's" and "where's" of educating your employees about their pension.

Read more about member education >>

Futures: A Publication for Active Members

As an active ASRS Member, you should receive our monthly publication Futures. Do your employees? Periodically reminding them to make sure their contact information in their myASRS account is up-to-date will go a long way in helping them understand the ASRS and the benefits we offer.

Each month, we touch on just one or two topics, with the goal that over the course of their career they'll feel more comfortable as they approach retirement, and know where to go if they have questions.

Also, previous editions of Futures are always available on our website, on the Publications page.

View our previous editions of Futures >>

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