Enrolling in Your Benefits
Who Is Eligible
Detailed information on who is eligible to participate in Ithaca College's Benefits plans.
When Can I Enroll or Make Changes ?
Find out when you can elect to make changes to your Benefit elections.
How to Enroll
Documentation for viewing and enrolling in your Benefits
Tips for Shared Family Enrollment
What to do if both you and your spouse or qualified domestic partner work at Ithaca College.
Dependent Eligibility Verification
Instructions and information for verifying the eligibility of your dependents.
Important Tax and Benefit Information
Individual Choice will affect your Social Security tax and other benefits as follows:
- Social Security
Flexible Spending Account payments made with before-tax dollars reduce the amount you pay in Social Security taxes, therefore contributions to an an FSA may cause your benefits from Social Security to be reduced. For most people, the effect will be minimal.
- Pay-Related Benefits
Any reduction of your pay that results from before-tax contributions into the Flexible Spending Account(s) or to pay for additional benefit coverages does not reduce the total pay used to calculate your benefits. In other words, your benefits will be based on your regular base pay.
- TIAA/CREF
If you participate in the TIAA/CREF basic retirement plan, the College's contribution will be based on your actual base salary and will not be reduced because of your participation in Individual Choice.