This brochure provides general information about the income tax liability on your Wisconsin Retirement System benefits. The tax treatment of WRS benefits is generally similar for federal and Wisconsin income tax purposes.
Information on how Variable Trust Fund participation affects your WRS annuity and adjustments to monthly benefits, and how to cancel your Variable participation.
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Active Employee /
Retiree /
Other Benefit Recipient /
Board Member /
Local Employer /
State Employer
In February Governor Evers released the 2023-2025 executive state budget, a proposal for how the state should manage expenses for the next two years. The proposed budget contains a few changes that affect the benefit programs administered by ETF.
This report presents the results of the annual actuarial valuation of benefit liabilities and costs of the Duty Disability Program as of January 1, 2015.
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Active Employee /
Retiree /
Local Employer /
State Employer
The WRS covers employees of the state of Wisconsin and employees of local government employers who elect to participate, and Milwaukee Public School District teachers.