RAAUZYUW RUDIDFB1700 2951530-UUUU-RHMCSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 221530Z OCT 09 ZYB FM DFAS CLEVELAND OH TO AIG 4730// AIG 4676// AIG 4678// BT UNCLAS //N07220// MSGID/GENADMIN/NMPO/JFLF// SUBJ/THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN (TSP) CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2010// MILITARY PAY ADVISORY 42/09// REF/A/WEBSITE/WWW.TSP.GOV// AMPN/ REF A IS THE OFFICIAL TSP WEBSITE// POC/BARBARA BLOCK/PAUL VALLERY MPO-CL/CODE JFLF/TEL:216-522-5918/TEL: DSN 580-5918// RMKS/1. THIS MILITARY PAY ADVISORY ANNOUNCES THE TSP CONTRIBUTION PROGRAM LIMITS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2010. 2. AS INDICATED BY REF A, THE LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR 2009 WILL CARRYOVER TO 2010. 3. EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2010, THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (I.R.C) SECTION 402(G) LIMIT FOR TSP DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS WILL REMAIN AT $16,500.00. THE I.R.C SECTION 415(C) LIMIT FOR ALL CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDING EXEMPT AND DEFERRED CONTRIBUTIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE $49,000.00. THE LIMIT FOR TSP CATCH-UP CONTRIBUTIONS STAYS AT $5,500.00 AND IS IN ADDITION TO THE SECTION 415(C) LIMITATION. 4. REQUEST WIDEST DISSEMINATION POSSIBLE.// BT #1700 NNNN