# 5 C.F.R. § 1653.35 (2026): Calculating entitlement

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_35

## Section

- **Citation:** 5 C.F.R. § 1653.35 (2026)
- **Heading:** Calculating entitlement
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 5 CFR: Administrative Personnel / Chapter VI: FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD / Part 1653: COURT ORDERS AND LEGAL PROCESSES AFFECTING THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS / Subpart D: Process for the Enforcement of a Participant's Legal Obligation To Pay a Federal Tax Levy or Criminal Restitution Order / § 1653.35: § 1653.35   Calculating entitlement.

## Text

A tax levy or criminal restitution order can only require the payment of a stated dollar amount from the TSP. The payee's entitlement will be the lesser of:
(a) The dollar amount stated in the tax levy or enforcement letter; or
(b) The vested account balance on the date of disbursement, minus any outstanding loan balance.
[79 FR 53604, Sept. 10, 2014, as amended at 80 FR 52606, Sept. 1, 2015]

## Nearby sections

- [5 C.F.R. § 1653.31 (2026) § 1653.31   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_31.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 1653.32 (2026) § 1653.32   Qualifying Federal tax levy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_32.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 1653.33 (2026) § 1653.33   Qualifying criminal restitution order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_33.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 1653.34 (2026) § 1653.34   Processing Federal tax levies and criminal restitution orders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_34.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 1653.35 (2026) § 1653.35   Calculating entitlement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_35.md)
- [5 C.F.R. § 1653.36 (2026) § 1653.36   Payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T5_P1653_S1653_36.md)

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