Survivor Benefits
If an APERS member is vested and dies before retirement, APERS can provide survivor benefits if the deceased member meets certain requirements:
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Disability Retirement
Disability Retirement Eligibility
Although no one wants to face this personal situation, some APERS members have suffered total and permanent disabilities that force them to retire. APERS members with a disability may retire if they meet certain eligibility requirements:
Are My Retirement Benefits Taxable?
Q: Are my retirement benefits taxable?
A: In short, yes, but only after you start receiving those benefits as income.
Recent Blogs
- 1099-R Tax Form information for 2020
- APERS Director's Update - October 2, 2020
- Setting Up Your Online APERS Account
- Changing Your Direct Deposit Account
- Executive Director's APERS Update
- Understanding the Types of Service
- Register for Seminars Through MSS
- Understanding the Benefit Formula
- A Review of the 2019 Retirement Town Halls
- Protecting Your MSS Portal Password
- Withdrawing Money from the Fund
- Members Self Service (MSS) Account Inactive?
- Annual Member Statements Coming Soon
- Where Do The Funds Go?
- Who Funds the Fund?
- 2019 Legislative Update
- Defining the Benefits - DB vs DC Plans
- Extended Evening Hours for July Retirement
- Retirement Benefit Options
- B-75 and B-50 Benefit Options
- A-120 and A-60 Benefit Options
- Straight Life Benefit Option
- Unretiring Survey Results
- Returning to the Workforce
- How to Avoid Scams This Holiday Season
- Retirees Returning to Work Seek "Meaningful" Jobs, Flexible Schedule
- Smile! It's COLA Time!
- Generational Retirement Issues, Part 3: Millennials
- Generational Retirement Issues, Part 2: Generation X
- Generational Retirement Issues, Part 1: Baby Boomers
APERS is hosting online retirement seminars.
Arkansas public employees retirement system
Here you will find information based on your role in our system, whether you are an active member, near retirement, a retired member or an APERS particpating employer.
