Posted on Thursday, 8th August 2024 by Dennis Damp
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Each year we publish a comprehensive leave record that federal employees can use to track their annual and sick leave, comp, and credit hours used. Our updated 2025 Excel Leave Chart is designed for active federal employees that are planning their retirement and need to establish realistic target retirement dates. This spreadsheet also helps federal employees maximize their annuity through prudent management of their leave balances.
This chart tracks all leave balances, and you are able to annotate your work schedule on the chart as well. Simply download the spreadsheet to your desktop for easy access.
2025 Leave Excel Leave Record
Retire With More
Most approaching retirement plan to increase their annuity and lump sum payments by maximizing their annual leave buy-back and sick leave balances. Convert your unused sick leave to increase your annuity for the rest of your life! Well worth the effort. I sold back a full year of sick leave, 2087 hours, that added an additional year of service for my annuity calculation.
A federal employee who separates from the Federal service is entitled to payment, in a lump sum, for all unused annual leave accrued through the last full pay period before separation.
Federal employers are allowed to carry over up to 240 hours of annual leave each year. Many, the last year of work, apply their carryover balance to most if not all of the annual leave they accrue before retiring.
I sold back the full 240 hours of carry over leave plus 208 hours I accrued my last year of employment. This amounted to almost three months of pay less taxes owed that I received in a lump sum payment 6 weeks after retiring. Review my retirement timeline to get an idea of what to expect the first three months after retiring.
Federal employees who are retiring soon and recent retirees with security clearances
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The 2025 Leave Record Chart
Download the 2025 Leave Record Chart
If your spreadsheet opens in protected view click the “enable editing” button in the yellow bar at the top of the form. However, if you don’t see the enable editing button you may have an older version of Excel, or your IT department may have to allow the form to pass without restrictions. We also included a newer slsx workbook version that you can use if you have problems with the earlier version.
According to a Microsoft Office consulting firm, if the spreadsheet only opens in protected view status and the newer slsx version doesn’t correct the problem talk with your IT staff. Some agencies increase their security settings to lock out certain documents based on set parameters. We include several hyperlinks in our spreadsheet to link users to additional supporting information such as our sick leave conversion chart and that may be the cause.
2025 Holidays
*This holiday is designated as “Inauguration Day.” Federal employees in the Washington, DC, area are entitled to a holiday on the day a President is inaugurated on January 20th for each fourth year after 1965.
**This holiday is designated as “Washington’s Birthday.”
Summary
The earlier you start preparing for retirement the better. Set several retirement target dates, request annuity estimates from your HR department for selected dates, and review you annual and sick leave balances to maximize your annuity and leave buy-back amount.
Use our FREE online Retirement Planning Guide to help you through the process. One of our site visitors said, “I spent 3 hours on the web looking for answers to questions concerning federal retirement. After a Google search yielded your address, it took only 20 minutes to find all of my answers! Thank you!!!”
Take advantage of this free service to explore your benefits, estimate pre and post-retirement income, expenses and costs, and determine whether or not you are financially, physically, and emotionally prepared for retirement.
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- Medicare Guide
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Disclaimer: The information provided may not cover all aspect of unique or special circumstances, federal regulations, medical procedures, investment, and benefit information are subject to change. To ensure the accuracy of this information, contact relevant parties for assistance including OPM’s retirement center.
Over time, various dynamic economic factors relied upon as a basis for this article may change. The information contained herein should not be considered investment advice and may not be suitable for your situation. This service is not affiliated with OPM or any federal entity. You should consult with a financial, medical or human resource professional where appropriate. Neither the publisher or author shall be liable for any loss or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages.
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