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Employee Reimbursement Accounts Fact Sheet

The Employee Reimbursement Accounts (ERA) Program is an optional benefit that allows participants to use pre-tax dollars to pay for certain Internal Revenue Service-approved expenses.

Life Insurance for Employers

The Wisconsin Public Employers Group Life Insurance Program is a benefit available to employees of employers who participate in
the WRS or a private pension program.

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Buying Creditable Service

If you are eligible, you may have the option of buying creditable service that can increase your retirement benefits. Find out how.

Form 1099-R & Form 1042-S: Distributions

Taxes for disbursements (payments) made from your retirement account. You will receive an income tax statement from ETF for each year that you receive a distribution of funds from your WRS account.

Group Health Insurance

The State of Wisconsin Group Health Insurance Program is an employer-sponsored program offering group health coverage to employees of state agencies, the UW System, UW Hospitals & Clinics Authority, participating local government employers, and annuitants (and their insured survivors).