HRPAY 20-11, Spot Awards

Published: December 16, 2020
Effective: Pay Period 25, 2020

Summary

The processing timeline for individual/group National Finance Center (NFC)-disbursed spot awards on the nightly schedule during the final pay periods of calendar year 2020 is outlined below.

Implementation

Spot awards that are processed with Nature of Action Code 841/849/887/889, Authority Code PAY, and Award Code C100 on the nightly schedule will be handled in the following manner:

• If processed by the Agency during Pay Period (PP) 25, 2020, processing and disbursement will occur during the normal processing timeframes and will be reported as part of tax year 2020.
• If processed by the Agency during PP 26, 2020, the awards will be held in suspense with the Personnel Input and Edit System (PINE) Document Type 110-Incentive Awards, Edit Message 149, Award with "Pay" Auth Held to Avoid Corrected W-2. These awards will be processed by NFC in PP 01, 2021, and will be reported as part of tax year 2021.

Inquiries

For questions about NFC processing, authorized Servicing Personnel Office representatives should contact the NFC Contact Center at 1-855-NFC-4GOV (1-855-632-4468) or via the customer service portal.